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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Daily Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Marital Quality
in Chinese Marriage: A Three-Wave, Cross-Lagged Analysis
Xiaomin Li
Department of Family Studies and Human Development, the University of Arizona
xiaominli@email.arizona.edu
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research BackgroundMarital Communication plays crucial roles in shaping conjugal outcomes(Driver, Tabares, Shapiro, & Gottman, 2012).
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research Background
Long-lasting debate around:
Behavior Perspective
Marital Communication → Conjugal Happiness
Social Cognitive Perspective
Conjugal Happiness → Marital Communication(Williamson, Karney, & Bradbury, 2013; Lavner, Karney, & Bradbury, 2016)
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research Background
RareGoal-directedMajorEmotionally & physiologically arousingMarital Conflict Resolution
Daily Marital Communication单击添加文本 Prevalent (90%)
UnconsciousCasualLess arousing
VS.
Unique contribution to couple relationship well-being.
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research Background
Potential interconnection between daily communication and
conflict resolution in shaping relationship well-being.
Emotional capital perspective (Driver & Gottman, 2004; Gottman & Driver,
2005)
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research Goals
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research MethodsParticipants:
268 Chinese couples who were in their first marriage, without child, married for less than 3 years, residing in Beijing
Retention: 224 couples (83.58%) 203 couples (75.75%)
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research MethodsMeasures: Quality Marriage Index Scale (Norton, 1983)
Primary Communication Inventory (Navran, 1967)
Conflicts and Problem-Solving Scale (Kerig, 1996)
Cronbach’s αs: .63 to .96 for husbands
.64 to .97 for wives
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research MethodsAnalysis: the husbands’ within-partner effect model
the wives’ within-partner effect model
the husbands’ cross-partner effect model
the wives’ cross-partner effect model
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
b = 2.18, 95% CI [.64, 4.99], β = .16
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
ConclusionsDirectionality:
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
ConclusionsDirectionality:
Behavior Perspective
Marital Communication → Conjugal Happiness
Social Cognitive Perspective
Conjugal Happiness → Marital Communication(Williamson, Karney, & Bradbury, 2013; Lavner, Karney, & Bradbury, 2016)
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
ConclusionsUnique role of communication in different contexts:
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Conclusions
Interconnection between daily communication and conflict
resolution in shaping relationship well-being.
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
b = 2.18, 95% CI [.64, 4.99], β = .16
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Conclusions
Interconnection between daily communication and conflict
resolution in shaping relationship well-being.
Mediation pathways
Practical Implications
Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Thank you!
Xiaomin Li
Department of Family Studies and Human Development, the University of Arizona
xiaominli@email.arizona.edu