This study was based on inputs from other communication scholars as well as hands on research done by Golish (1999). The results of the study showed that the type of turning point that happens in a child's life as they are growing up usually determines their feelings for their parents when they become adults. By writing this paper, the research criteria as well as the methods used in the study will be examined and interpreted. The …showed first 75 words of 913 total…

…showed last 75 words of 913 total…of reliability. Because the methods used involved one-on-one contact with the participants, the answers were probably more valid than they would have been in questionnaires. The data analysis that was done using the information gathered was also reliable. Using two coders to compartmentalize the turning points into themes, "emergent patterns and themes that describe the nature of closeness of adult children and their mothers/fathers over time" were developed and recorded on RIT graphs (Golish, 1999).