Negative Communications in Marriage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2934687 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patricia Noller (The University of Queensland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 289-301 |
| Publication date | 1985-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265407585023004 |
| OpenAlex | W2143687892 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 19 |
This article examines data obtained from the coding of 10-minute videotapes of married couples dicussing their relationships. Each speaker turn was coded as positive, neutral or negative separately for each of the communication channels - verbal, visual, vocal or total. Three different types of negative messages were then isolated: (a) direct negative messages or those that are negative on all channels (verbal, visual and vocal), (b) negative messages with neutral or ambiguous words but negative visual and vocal cues, and (c) negative messages accompanied by smiles. The findings indicated that the preferred mode for sending negative messages was with a smile, irrespective of sex or marital adjustment level. The negative communication of unhappy couples proved to be more direct or intense (i.e. negative on more channels) than those of happy couples, and perhaps more negative than required for conveying the desired message. The vocal channel was found to be the most important channel in negative messages between spouses, since negative messages were coded negative in the vocal channel more frequently than in any other
Audiology · Channel (broadcasting · Coding (social sciences · Mode (computer interface · Negative emotion · Negative information · Nonverbal communication · Telecommunications · Vocal communication · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Communication · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Computer Science · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology
Occurrent social cognition in close relationship interaction
Behavioral buffers on the effect of negativity on marital satisfaction
An Examination of Couples' Difficulties With Emotional Expressiveness and Their Marital Satisfaction
Older Adolescents' Perceptions of Communication Problems with Their Parents
Reactions to messages that hurt
A critical examination of sex differences in marital communication
The contingent smile
Negative Communications in Marriage
Storm Tracking
Display Rule Development in Romantic Relationships Emotion Management and Perceived Appropriateness of Emotions Across Relationship Stages
Marital interaction
Short Marital-Adjustment and Prediction Tests
New Orientations on Marital Maladjustment
Nonverbal Communication and Marital Interaction
Decoding of inconsistent communications
Multimethod analysis of social reinforcement exchange between maritally distressed and nondistressed spouse and stranger dyads
Perception of contradictory meanings conveyed by verbal and nonverbal channels
Interpretations of naturally occurring discrepancies between words and intonation
Misunderstandings in marital communication
Channel consistency and inconsistency in the communications of married couples
Negative Communications in Marriage
Emotional Expression in Husbands and Wives
Multidimensional Assessment of Marital Satisfaction
Communication, Conflict, and Marriage
The Topography of Marital Conflict
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2003 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |