LET'S GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT: HOW DIFFERENT TOPICS AFFECT CONFLICT COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR

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dc.contributor.advisorEpstein, Norman Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorLowe, Adam Glennen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFamily Studiesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-17T06:35:41Z
dc.date.available2012-02-17T06:35:41Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractPast research suggests it is not what a conflict is about or how much conflict exists between two people, but rather how the parties interact regarding their conflicting preferences that determines whether the conflict has negative effects on their relationship. The current study examined the degrees to which couples' communication behavior in specific situations in which they discuss a conflict-related topic is influenced by the conflict topic theme that they discuss and by their general communication patterns. Conflict topics were assessed with the Relationship Issues Survey, general communication patterns with the Communication Patterns Questionnaire, and specific communication behavior during discussions with the Marital Interaction Coding System - Global. Findings indicated several significant effects of both content area and general communication style on communication behavior. Post-hoc analyses indicated that couples discussing conflicts regarding basic life values, priorities, and consideration for one's partner exhibited more negative communication behavior than those discussing issues regarding closeness, relationship commitment, emotional connectivity, and expressiveness. Possible implications of the findings are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/12213
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCounseling psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledClinical psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledMental healthen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledbehavioren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcognitiveen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledcommunicationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledconflicten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledtherapyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledtopicen_US
dc.titleLET'S GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT: HOW DIFFERENT TOPICS AFFECT CONFLICT COMMUNICATION BEHAVIORen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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