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Interpreting subtle inconsistency: a developmental-clinical perspective.

L Roy1, J K Sawyers

  • 1Department of Family Sciences, Brigham Young University.

The Journal of Genetic Psychology
|December 1, 1990
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Adolescents interpret consistent messages easily. Clinical adolescents, unlike nonclinical peers, struggle with subtle inconsistent messages, using varied communication cues during developmental transitions.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Adolescent communication relies on interpreting verbal and nonverbal cues.
  • Understanding how clinical and nonclinical adolescents process subtle messages is crucial for developmental insights.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how outpatient clinical and nonclinical adolescents interpret subtle, inconsistent messages.
  • To examine the verbal and nonverbal cues utilized by adolescents in message interpretation.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of message interpretation between clinical and nonclinical adolescent groups.
  • Study of verbal and nonverbal cue utilization in attributing meaning to consistent and inconsistent messages.

Main Results:

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  • Both groups accurately interpreted consistent messages.
  • Clinical adolescents showed less consensus and clarity when interpreting subtle inconsistent messages compared to nonclinical peers.
  • Clinical adolescents shifted between verbal and nonverbal focuses, indicative of developmental transition, while nonclinical adolescents consistently used nonverbal cues.

Conclusions:

  • Adolescent interpretation of subtle, inconsistent messages differs significantly between clinical and nonclinical populations.
  • Communication cue utilization in interpreting messages reflects developmental stages and clinical status in adolescents.