Till Discord Do Us Part: The Role of Physical and Verbal Conflict in Union Disruption

The focus of this study was the extent to which physical aggression and, to a lesser extent, verbal conflict predict relationship dissolution in a national sample. Data were from a 5- to 7-year follow-up of 3,508 married and cohabiting couples in the National Survey of Families and Households. Contr...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 2000-08, Vol.62 (3), p.683-692
Main Author: DeMaris, Alfred
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Cohabitation
Couples
Divorce
Domestic violence
Emotional abuse
Emotions
event history analysis
Family
Family Violence
Households
Human aggression
Interpersonal Conflict
intimate violence
Marital Disruption
Marital Distress
Marital Relations
Marital separation
Men
panel study
Personal relationships
relationship quality
Samples
separation
Sexual violence
Sexuality. Marriage. Family relations
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
United States of America
Verbal Communication
verbal conflict
Violence
Violence against women
Working women
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Summary:The focus of this study was the extent to which physical aggression and, to a lesser extent, verbal conflict predict relationship dissolution in a national sample. Data were from a 5- to 7-year follow-up of 3,508 married and cohabiting couples in the National Survey of Families and Households. Controlling for demographic factors and verbal conflict, male violence significantly elevated the risk of disruption between waves. Female violence was not a predictor of disruption. Much of the effect of male violence was accounted for by its association with reduced relationship quality. The impact of male violence did not appear to differ according to the female partner's socio-economic resources or whether couples were in formal or informal unions.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2000.00683.x