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Peer reviewedFitzpatrick, Mary Anne; And Others – Family Relations, 1982
Outlines conceptual distinction among avoidance, cooperation, and competitive conflict resolution strategies used by marital partners. Couples (N=43) were audiotaped as they discussed previous disagreements. Found the temporal aspects of speech, including turn-taking and interruptions, need to be considered in the study of couples' conflict…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Communication Research, Competition, Conflict Resolution
