Cognitive processes and conflict in close relationships
An attribution-efficacy model
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6207567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | F D Fincham (0000-0001-5081-2283, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author), Thomas N Bradbury (0000-0001-7074-7677) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1106-1118 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037//0022-3514.53.6.1106 |
| PMID | 3694451 |
| OpenAlex | W2146701322 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 47 |
| References cited | 7 |
A recently proposed model of cognitive processes underlying conflict in close relationships (Doherty, 1978, 1981a, 1981b) is revised and tested in two studies. Central to the original model are the causal attributions made for conflict and the perceived efficacy or ability to resolve conflict. The model is revised to incorporate judgments of responsibility and to provide a closer link to self-efficacy theory. The first study examines attributions and efficacy expectations in mother-child relationships. As anticipated, only weak evidence was obtained for predictions retained from the original model, high-lighting the relationship-specific nature of cognitive processes for conflict in families. A second study examines husband-wife relationships and provides evidence for the usefulness of an attribution-efficacy model for marital conflict. The attributional component of the model received greater support than that pertaining to efficacy expectations. In both studies, support was obtained for the proposal that the relation between conflict dimensions (e.g., blame) and causal dimensions is mediated by judgments of responsibility. The significance of the revisions to Doherty's model for understanding conflict in close relationships is discussed, and several avenues for further research are outlined.
Attribution · Blame · Cognition · Cognitive psychology · Conflict resolution · Conflict theories · Developmental psychology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Conflict Management and Negotiation · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 30 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2024 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |