PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Nonverbal Communication, Sexual Conflict, Impression Management
31 May 2015
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Negative reciprocity communication pattern in which each partner tends to respond to other with negative comments or behaviors, escalating conflict. Demand-withdraw communication pattern in which one partner puts pressure on the other and other partner does not engage or is defensive. Gender differences in heterosexual couple communication research findings show that men and women are much more similar in conflict behavior gender differences vary by context. Couple"s communication across cultures researchers compared four samples of couples: martially distressed couples from germany and australia, non- maritally distressed couples of germany and australia, non-distressed couples from both cultures displayed more verbal agreement. Compared communication patterns of pakistani couples in pakistan to white american couples in the us: pakistani wives more likely to use indirect demands than direct, pakistani husbands less likely to withdraw. Sexual communication negative communication behaviors displayed during sexual conflict discussion (cid:224) better predictor of relationship distress than negative behaviors during non-sexual conflict.
