Demand-Withdraw Patterns in Marital Conflict in the Home

The present study extended laboratory-based findings of demand-withdraw communication into marital conflict in the home and further explored its linkages with spousal depression. U.S. couples (N = 116) provided diary reports of marital conflict and rated depressive symptoms. Hierarchical linear mode...

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Veröffentlicht in:Personal Relationships. - 1996. - 16(2009), 2 vom: 07. Juni, Seite 285-300
1. Verfasser: Papp, Lauren M (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Kouros, Chrystyna D, Cummings, E Mark
Format: Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2009
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Personal Relationships
Schlagworte:Journal Article
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Zusammenfassung:The present study extended laboratory-based findings of demand-withdraw communication into marital conflict in the home and further explored its linkages with spousal depression. U.S. couples (N = 116) provided diary reports of marital conflict and rated depressive symptoms. Hierarchical linear modeling results indicated that husband demand-wife withdraw and wife demand-husband withdraw occurred in the home at equal frequency, and both were more likely to occur when discussing topics that concerned the marital relationship. For both patterns, conflict initiator was positively linked to the demander role. Accounting for marital satisfaction, both demand-withdraw patterns predicted negative emotions and tactics during marital interactions and lower levels of conflict resolution. Spousal depression was linked to increased likelihood of husband demand-wife withdraw
Beschreibung:Date Revised 21.10.2021
published: Print
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1350-4126