POVEZANOST PERCIPIRANE KOMUNIKACIJE U OBITELJI SA ZADOVOLJSTVOM OBITELJSKIH ODNOSA
RELATIONSHIP OF PERCEIVED FAMILY COMMUNICATION WITH SATISFACTION OF FAMILY RELATIONS

Summary/Abstract: Poor family communication, especially in the relationship between adolescents (and youth)and their parents, is a risk factor for the development of youth's behavioral disorders. Some of the risk elements in communication can be observed through superficial communication, constant sending of "you" messages, sending unclear messages or messages addressed to a third person (who is not present), mutual blaming and belittling, interrupting conversations, yelling, distracting from important issues, avoiding conversations about feelings, and - the most important risk element - lack of listening, etc. (Bašić and Ferić, 2000). Communication is often associated with family satisfaction and is considered key to the full development of family members (Ljubetić et al., 2020).This paper presents some research findings that attempted to examine perceptions of family communication and family satisfaction and the reciprocal link between these two constructs. 528respondents participated in the research, and data were collected from a convenient sample via an online survey during the 2019/2020 and 2021/2022 academic years. Two subscales were used for the study: The Family Communication subscale and the Family Satisfaction subscale from the FACES IV instrument (Olson, 2010). The results show that family members rate the quality of mutual communication as high and that they are generally satisfied with family life. The research results confirmed a significant difference in the rating of the quality of communication between mothers and their (young) children, with mothers rating it higher. A significant relationship was also found between communication and family satisfaction.

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