@article{ref1,
title="Couple conflict behavior: disentangling associations with relationship dissatisfaction and intimate partner violence",
journal="Journal of family issues",
year="2022",
author="Heyman, Richard E. and Slep, Amy M. Smith and Giresi, Jill and Baucom, Katherine J. W.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="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. <br><br>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). <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0192-513X",
doi="10.1177/0192513X221123787",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X221123787"
}