Parent-Adolescent Demand/Withdraw 1 Demand/Withdraw Communication between Parents and Adolescents: Connections with Self-Esteem and Substance Use John P. Caughlin Department of Speech Communication University of Illinois Rachel S. Malis Department of Communication Studies Northwestern University A portion of this paper was presented previously at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Halifax, NS, Canada, July 2002 and the Annual Conference of the International Communication Association, San Diego, CA, May 2003. The authors thank LaToyia Hill, Mary Peternel, Jason Ramsey, Tionya Spriggs, and Angel Spyrou for their assistance with rating the conversations. Final Draft: This version may differ from published version due to copy editing.