Factors characterizing marital conflict states and traits : physiological, affective, behavioral and neurotic variable contributions to marital conflict and satisfaction

Thirty-two married couples participated in conjoint-conflict-solving interactions while being videotaped and physiologically monitored. Intercorrelations between 13 variables (3 selfreport, 6 observational and 4 physiological) produced 6 factors: Dominance, Neuroticism/Negative Affect, Affiliation /...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 1998-11, Vol.25 (5), p.833-855
Main Authors: THOMSEN, D. G, GILBERT, D. G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affect
Biological and medical sciences
Couple and family
Factors
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marital satisfaction
Personality
Physiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Social psychology
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Summary:Thirty-two married couples participated in conjoint-conflict-solving interactions while being videotaped and physiologically monitored. Intercorrelations between 13 variables (3 selfreport, 6 observational and 4 physiological) produced 6 factors: Dominance, Neuroticism/Negative Affect, Affiliation /Positive Affect, Attentiveness, Physiological Arousal and Physiological Influence. Neuroticism/Negative Affect was inversely related to marital satisfaction. The Physiological Arousal factor was 'U'-shaped in its association with marital satisfaction. Findings demonstrate the utility of combining personality, behavioral, and physiological measures in characterizing and predict marital satisfaction and conflict-related communication patterns. (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/S0191-8869(98)00064-6