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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
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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).
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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)
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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.
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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)
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Research Goals
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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%)
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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
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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
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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
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
ConclusionsDirectionality:
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
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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)
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
ConclusionsUnique role of communication in different contexts:
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
Results
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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.
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Presentation at the 2017 National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida
b = 2.18, 95% CI [.64, 4.99], β = .16
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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
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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