TY - DATA T1 - Expanding the conceptual and empirical boundaries of family communication patterns: The development and validation of an Expanded Conformity Orientation Scale PY - 2018/02/13 AU - Haley Kranstuber Horstman AU - Paul Schrodt AU - Benjamin Warner AU - Ascan Koerner AU - Ryan Maliski AU - Alexie Hays AU - Colleen Warner Colaner UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Expanding_the_conceptual_and_empirical_boundaries_of_family_communication_patterns_The_development_and_validation_of_an_Expanded_Conformity_Orientation_Scale/5882683 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.5882683.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/10467505 KW - Family communication patterns KW - conversation orientation KW - conformity orientation KW - mental well-being KW - relational health N2 - Family communication patterns theory (FCPT) explores how family members communicate to create a shared social reality via conversation and conformity orientations. Recently, scholars have noted that the current conceptualization and operationalization of conformity orientation is unnecessarily narrow in scope by representing conformity as controlling and repressive, rather than as cultivating homogenous attitudes, beliefs, and values among family members. To address these concerns, we tested the factor structure of the most common measure in FCPT research, the Revised Family Communication Patterns scale (Study One). Based on theoretical and methodological concerns that emerged from Study One, we then created and validated a new scale in Study Two – the Expanded Conformity Orientation Scale (ECOS). Findings from Study Two demonstrated concurrent and discriminant validity. Implications for the use of the ECOS in future studies are discussed. ER -