TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Couple conflict behavior: disentangling associations with relationship dissatisfaction and intimate partner violence
JO  - Journal of family issues
A1  - Heyman, Richard E.
A1  - Slep, Amy M. Smith
A1  - Giresi, Jill
A1  - Baucom, Katherine J. W.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
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. <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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0192-513X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513X221123787
ID  - ref1
ER  -