Investigated patterns of conflict style and conflict outcome as associated with degree of marital satisfaction. Young married couples (N=244) responded to a questionnaire. Found four types of conflict resolution patterns. Data analysis indicated that marital satisfaction was most highly related to intimacy and aggression. (RC)

Assessed the interaction and cognitive styles associated with negative affect for husbands and wives. Wives' negative affect was directly related to confronting the problem and inversely related to their conciliation attempts. Husbands' negative affect was inversely related to both spouses' attempts to be conciliatory and to the wives' viewing the…

Interviewed married couples (N=30) concerning strategies each spouse used to resolve conflicts. Findings show that husbands win most conflicts regardless of the strategies they or their wives employ. Suggests general background factors of the marriage shape outcomes but the process by which they are translated into outcomes is unclear. (Author)