Affective Responses to Conflictual Discussions in Violent and Nonviolent Couples.

Margolin, Gayla; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ369939

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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Affective Responses to Conflictual Discussions in Violent and Nonviolent Couples.

Margolin, Gayla; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v56 n1 p24-33 Feb 1988

Compared affective responses of physically aggressive (PA), verbally aggressive (VA), withdrawing (WI), and nondistressed/nonaggressive (ND) couples during problem-oriented discussions. PA husbands exhibited more overtly negative behaviors, reported a more negative emotional state, and showed greater physiological arousal. PA wives demonstrated escalating-deescalating patterns of overt negative behaviors. VA and WI spouses were quite similar. (Author/KS)

Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Aggression, Arousal Patterns, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Emotional Response, Family Violence, Interpersonal Communication, Phenomenology, Physiology, Problem Solving, Psychological Characteristics, Spouses, Violence

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Language: English

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