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the overall issue and existing studies of the variations in emotional expression for families with specific indicators that may influence emotional attachment, including obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and agoraphobia. The
introduction outlines the problem, existing research and the underlying purpose of the study, to assess variations in emotional expression for particular familial populations. Statement of the Problem
The problem statement in this study is related at length through an outline of existing studies and the development of terms that include expressed emotion, behavior disorders, social support and
familial attachment. The researchers, then, outline the purpose of the study as the testing of a model of emotional expression (EE) that is based on a multivariate model
of contributors that can be examined along with the assessments of relative/familial observations. "Guided by findings from the empirical literature on
correlates of EE, as well as by theoretical models of family stress and coping, we propose and test such a model here. In particular, we adapted the transactional stress and
coping model described by Thompson and Gustafson (1996) for families coping with a childs chronic medical illness" (Chambless, Bryan, Aiken, Steketee and Hooley, 2001). The authors, then, outline the
dependent variable as being EE, the emotional expression and the independent variables as family support and the criticisms of deviant behaviors. Related Research The related research outlined
by the researchers includes studies between 1990 and 2000 that provide a theoretical overview of the subject. The related research outlines the central views relative to both the assessments
of EE and the researchers claims that variations exist relative to the presence of mental illness in families. Hypothesis or Questions Specifically, the study outlines whether
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