TY - JOUR
T1 - Couple Conflict Behavior
T2 - Disentangling Associations With Relationship Dissatisfaction and Intimate Partner Violence
AU - Heyman, Richard E.
AU - Slep, Amy M.Smith
AU - Giresi, Jill
AU - Baucom, Katherine J.W.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This work was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH5777903) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (R49CCR218554). Dr. Baucom’s effort was also supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health (K23DK115820). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. We have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
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PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - This study investigates associations between (a) relationship satisfaction and intimate partner violence (IPV: psychological, physical, and sexual) and (b) observed couple communication behavior. Mixed-sex couples (N = 291) were recruited via random digit dialing. Partners completed the Quality of Marriage Index (Norton, 1983), the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus et al., 1996), and one female-initiated and one male-initiated 10-min conflict conversations. Discussions were coded with Rapid Marital Interaction Coding System, 2nd Generation (Heyman et al., 2015). As hypothesized, lower satisfaction was associated with more hostility (p =.018) and less positivity (p <.001); more extensive IPV was associated with more hostility (p <.001). For negative reciprocity, there was a dissatisfaction × IPV extent × conversation-initiator interaction (p <.006). Results showed that conflict behaviors of mixed-sex couples are related to the interplay among gender, satisfaction, and the severity of couple-level IPV. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
AB - This study investigates associations between (a) relationship satisfaction and intimate partner violence (IPV: psychological, physical, and sexual) and (b) observed couple communication behavior. Mixed-sex couples (N = 291) were recruited via random digit dialing. Partners completed the Quality of Marriage Index (Norton, 1983), the Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (Straus et al., 1996), and one female-initiated and one male-initiated 10-min conflict conversations. Discussions were coded with Rapid Marital Interaction Coding System, 2nd Generation (Heyman et al., 2015). As hypothesized, lower satisfaction was associated with more hostility (p =.018) and less positivity (p <.001); more extensive IPV was associated with more hostility (p <.001). For negative reciprocity, there was a dissatisfaction × IPV extent × conversation-initiator interaction (p <.006). Results showed that conflict behaviors of mixed-sex couples are related to the interplay among gender, satisfaction, and the severity of couple-level IPV. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
KW - couple communication
KW - intimate partner violence
KW - observation
KW - relationship satisfaction
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U2 - 10.1177/0192513X221123787
DO - 10.1177/0192513X221123787
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85137981499
SN - 0192-513X
VL - 44
SP - 2997
EP - 3016
JO - Journal of Family Issues
JF - Journal of Family Issues
IS - 11
ER -