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Verbal Avoidance and Dissatisfaction in Intimate Conflict Situations
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Afifi, Tamara D.; McManus, Tara; Steuber, Keli; Coho, Amanda – Human Communication Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to more closely examine the association between avoidance and satisfaction during a potentially conflict-inducing conversation with one's dating partner. The results suggest that the way people respond to their own and their partner's conflict avoidance depends upon whether they are male or female. The perception of…
Descriptors: Conflict, Intimacy, Verbal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship
The Use of Multiple Approaches to Conflict: A Study of Sequences.
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Nicotera, Anne Maydan – Human Communication Research, 1994
Identifies individuals' patterns of change in behavioral approach for a single conflict along three orthogonal dimensions: attention to own-view, attention to other-view, and relational disruptiveness. Identifies general patterns of changes in individuals' conflict behaviors. (SR)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Conflict, Higher Education
A Model of the Perceived Competence of Conflict Strategies.
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Canary, Daniel J.; Spitzberg, Brian H. – Human Communication Research, 1989
Examines how strategic communication is linked to specific relational features. Finds that integrative strategies were positively linked to competence, whereas distributive and avoidant strategies were negatively linked to competence. Supports the view that competence perceptions mediate the link between conflict messages and relational outcomes.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories, Communication Research, Competence