Family discussions of irrational beliefs hinge on relationships, not just being right

Evidence

While it is possible to simply break off many discussions online, this is hardly realistic in the family and among close friends. Here, conflicts are always particularly about the relationship between the people and about dealing with each other with understanding, reflecting on one’s own role and keeping in mind that there is more at stake than just being right. At the same time, this tolerance definitely reaches its limits when the well-being of children is at risk. — Holm Gero Hümmler, Ulrike Schiesser, Fact and Prejudice, 275

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the book’s Part I analysis of how conditions for such conversations vary widely across settings.