TY - JOUR
T1 - Relational power, marital schema, and decisions to withhold complaints
T2 - An investigation of the chilling effect on confrontation in marriage
AU - Solomon, Denise Haunani
AU - Knobloch, Leanne K.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Previous research on dating relationships suggests that perceptions of a partner's power exert a chilling effect on the expression of relational grievances. This paper extends the chilling effect perspective by examining two issues: (a) whether a partner's power corresponds with decisions to withhold complaints within marriage, and (b) whether the manifestation of the chilling effect varies as a Junction of individual differences in marital schema. Married individuals (N = 215) completed questionnaire measures of a partner's power, marital schema, and decisions to withhold complaints from spouses. Findings underscore the importance of both power and marital schema within spouses’ decisions to express complaints.
AB - Previous research on dating relationships suggests that perceptions of a partner's power exert a chilling effect on the expression of relational grievances. This paper extends the chilling effect perspective by examining two issues: (a) whether a partner's power corresponds with decisions to withhold complaints within marriage, and (b) whether the manifestation of the chilling effect varies as a Junction of individual differences in marital schema. Married individuals (N = 215) completed questionnaire measures of a partner's power, marital schema, and decisions to withhold complaints from spouses. Findings underscore the importance of both power and marital schema within spouses’ decisions to express complaints.
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U2 - 10.1080/10510970409388610
DO - 10.1080/10510970409388610
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:26644455256
SN - 1051-0974
VL - 55
SP - 146
EP - 167
JO - Communication Studies
JF - Communication Studies
IS - 1
ER -