Marital Conflict Management of Married Men and Women

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate constructive and destructive conflict resolution strategies used by married women and men, as well as the association of these strategies with sociodemographic and relationship variables. Participants were 750 heterosexual couples living in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, who answered the Conflict Resolution Behavior Questionnaire - CRBQ and 16 questions about sociodemographic data and relationship characteristics. Variance and correlation analyses were conducted in order to verify the differences and associations between the study variables. The “compromise” conflict resolution strategy was used more by men compared to women, and women used the “attack” strategy more often when compared to men. For both, religiosity was correlated with constructive strategies, whereas having children was associated with destructive strategies. Considering these findings, the aspects that can favor constructive management of conflicts by spouses are discussed.

How Do Couples Disagree? An Analysis of Conflict Resolution Profiles and the Quality of Romantic Relationships

“…Studies investigating couples conflict resolution are scarce in Brazil. Only a few descriptive studies about the prevalence of relationship conflict resolution strategies (Bolze, Crepaldi, Schmidt, & Vieira, 2013;Costa & Mosmann, 2015;Garcia & Tassara, 2001) or its association with variables such as relationship quality, attachment, and sociodemographic data (Delatorre & Wagner, 2018;Scheeren et al, 2014;Scheeren, Delatorre, Neumann, & Wagner, 2015) were found in this context. Although conflict resolution in Brazil is somewhat similar to other Western cultures, there are probably some subtle, but important, differences in the way Brazilian couples manage their disagreements.…”

“…This questionnaire also included questions about the romantic relationship, such as the current and former relationship duration, the Brazilian versions of the Conflict Resolution Behavior Questionnaire (crbq) and the Golombok Rust Inventory of Marital State (grims). The selection of measures took into account the available instruments adapted for use with the Brazilian population and the existence of adequate results in previous studies in the country (Delatorre & Wagner, 2018;Harth & Falcke, 2017;Neumann, Wagner, & Remor, 2018;Scheeren et al, 2014).…”

Marital dilemma on the context of Filipino family: A literary analysis on the work of Diego Atienza Quisao

“…Kakambal ng pag-iibigan ng mag-asawa ang mga suliranin sa buhay. Ayon kina Delatorre et al (2018), ang mga hidwaan o suliranin sa buhay mag-asawa ay pawang mga likas na pangyayari sa pagitan ng mag-asawa bilang resulta ng kanilang iba't ibang interes, opinyon at pananaw sa buhay. Sa kabila nito'y ang bawat suliranin ay maaaring malampasan hangga't tinutugunan nang angkop at wastong mga pamamaraan.…”

Comunicação conjugal negativa e aberta: modelo interdependente de efeito ator/parceiro no ajustamento conjugal

“…Quanto a investigação de casais autodeclarados heterossexuais, há evidências científicas em direções contrárias quanto à correspondência entre as variáveis independentes de maridos e esposas sobre a variável de desfecho ajustamento conjugal de ambos. Alguns estudos sugerem que os homens são mais habilidosos e resolutivos quando se trata da resolução de problemas (Delatorre et al, 2017;Delatorre & Wagner, 2018;Yaşın & Sunal, 2016), o que reverbera positivamente no relacionamento. Diferentemente, as mulheres tendem a ser mais empáticas e a expressar com mais facilidade o que sentem (Costa & Mosmann, 2020;Deitz et al, 2015).…”