本研究的目的是探討成年子女照顧生病父母過程的家庭溝通型態對 親子衝突因應行為的影響。以家庭溝通理論與面子協商理論為架構，研究 採用自評問卷調查法以滾雪球與立意取樣，共得145 (N=145)位子女照顧 者參與研究。結果顯示，家庭溝通型態為鼓勵溝通傾向愈高的家庭，其子 女在面對親子衝突時，愈傾向於使用整合面子策略。來自高溝通的共識型 與多元型家庭的子女明顯的比低溝通的放任型子女更常使用整合面子策 略。家庭溝通型態為一致性傾向愈高的家庭，其子女在面對親子衝突時， 愈傾向於使用逃避與支配面子策略。來自要求高一致性的共識型家庭子女 比低一致性的放任型家庭子女更常使用逃避面子策略，也比低一致性的放 任型與多元型家庭的子女更常使用支配面子策略。

Based on the model of family communication patterns and face negotiation theory, this study investigated the effect of family communication patterns on adult children’s choice of strategies in coping with their child-parent conflicts in the context of taking care of their aging parents. Self-report questionnaires were used in this study. Snowball and purposive samplings were chosen to recruit respondents nation-wide in Taiwan. The valid data for this study were provided by 145 (N=145 ) adult children who were in charge of taking care of their aging parents. The results indicated that the conversation orientation of family communication patterns was positively associated with the use of integrating facework. The adult- children from consensual and pluralistic families used integrating facework more than those from laissez-faire families in dealing with their child-parent conflicts. The conformity orientation of family communication patterns was positively associated with the use of avoiding and dominating facework. The adult- children from consensual families used avoiding facework more than those from laissez-faire families, and used dominating facework more than those from the pluralistic and laissez-faire families in dealing with their child-parent conflicts. The theoretical and practical implications of the effect of family communication patterns on child-parent conflicts were discussed.