Strategic Communication during Marital Relationship Dissolution: Disengagement Resistance Strategies

This study investigated the communication strategies used by divorced individuals who did not wish their marriages to end (non-initiators). Participants were 270 divorced persons drawn from divorce recovery and support groups as well as network sampling. An adaptation of Buss's ( 1988 ) taxonom...

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Published in:Communication research reports 2006-09, Vol.23 (3), p.139-147
Main Authors: Buchanan, Merry C., O'Hair, H. Dan, Becker, Jennifer A. H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disengagement
Marital Dissolution
Relational Strategies
Relationship Termination
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Summary:This study investigated the communication strategies used by divorced individuals who did not wish their marriages to end (non-initiators). Participants were 270 divorced persons drawn from divorce recovery and support groups as well as network sampling. An adaptation of Buss's ( 1988 ) taxonomy of partner retention tactics served to capture the communication strategies of non-initiators during marital dissolution. A factor analysis revealed that four disengagement resistance strategies-commitment, alignment, negativity, and harm-are used by non-initiators during the process of marital dissolution.
ISSN:0882-4096
1746-4099
DOI:10.1080/08824090600796351