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Direct linkSouth, Susan C.; Doss, Brian D.; Christensen, Andrew – Family Relations, 2010
Integrative Behavioral Couple Therapy (IBCT) posits that emotional reactions to a partner's behavior can be as important to the relationship as the behavior itself. This study examined whether acceptance (a) is distinct from relationship sentiment, (b) mediates the link between a partner's behavioral frequency and own relationship satisfaction,…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Role, Therapy, Emotional Response
Communication, Conflict, and Psychological Distance in Nondistressed, Clinic, and Divorcing Couples.
Peer reviewedChristensen, Andrew; Shenk, James L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991
Compared communications patterns and conflicts over psychological distance in 25 nondistressed couples, 15 clinic couples, and 22 divorcing couples. Compared with nondistressed couples, both distressed groups had less mutual constructive communication, more avoidance of communication, more demand/withdraw communication, and more conflict over…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication (Thought Transfer), Comparative Analysis, Conflict
