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Peer reviewedKoren, Paul; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
Distressed couples were more critical of each other and less responsive to each other's influence efforts. Distressed and nondistressed couples were similar in their frequencies of inquiries and solution proposals. Criticism and responsiveness were important predictors of both satisfaction with outcomes and attainment of resolutions. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Problems, Conflict Resolution, Influences
