Gender and conflict structure in marital interaction

A replication and extension.

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23355482
AutoresChristopher L Heavey, Christopher Layne (0000-0002-9431-0223), Christopher M Layne (0000-0002-2611-1783), Andrew Christensen (0000-0002-1694-7050)
Año1993
Volumen61
Número1
Páginas16-27
Fecha de publicación1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-006X • E-ISSN: 1939-2117
EditorialAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-006x.61.1.16
OpenAlexW4235099397
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas133

29 married couples engaged in 2 videotaped discussions: 1 in which the husband requested a change in the wife and 1 in which the wife requested a change in the husband. Conflict behavior was assessed by self-report and observer ratings. Neither conflict structure (who requested the change) nor gender was associated with the positivity or negativity of spouses' behavior. During discussions of husbands' issues, wives and husbands did not differ in demand/withdraw behavior, whereas when discussing wives' issues, wives were more demanding and husbands were more withdrawing. Husband-demand/wife-withdraw interaction predicted an increase in wives' satisfaction 1 yr later, whereas wife-demand/husband-withdraw interaction predicted a decline in wives' satisfaction 1 yr later. These results replicate and extend those of an earlier study.

Conflict resolution · Developmental psychology · Extension (predicate logic) · Replication (statistics) · Sociology · Statistics · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Computer Science · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges