Relational aggression and marital quality: A five-year longitudinal study. | Zendy

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Relational aggression and marital quality: A five-year longitudinal study.

Author(s) -

Sarah M. Coyne,

David A. Nelson,

Jason S. Carroll,

Nathan J. Smith,

Chongming Yang,

Hailey G. Holmgren,

Chad V. Johnson

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

journal of family psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.138

H-Index - 120

eISSN - 1939-1293

pISSN - 0893-3200

DOI - 10.1037/fam0000274

Subject(s) - aggression , psychology , psycinfo , interpersonal relationship , developmental psychology , human factors and ergonomics , coping (psychology) , social relation , perception , poison control , social psychology , clinical psychology , medline , medicine , environmental health , political science , law , neuroscience

Relational aggression occurs in many different contexts, including in romantic relationships. The current study examined associations between two subtypes of relational aggression (love withdrawal and social sabotage) and marital quality over a 5-year time period. Participants consisted of 311 married couples who completed a number of questionnaires on relational aggression and relationship quality once a year over a 5-year period. Results revealed that relational aggression was highly stable over time and that women used more relational aggression than men. Men's use of social sabotage and love withdrawal were bidirectionally related to both partners' perceptions of poor marital quality over time. Conversely, only women's use of love withdrawal was related to her own perceptions of poor marital quality over time. Collectively, these results suggest that relational aggression by men may be less common, though particularly toxic in a marital relationship. Couples are encouraged to find healthier ways of coping with problems in relationships. (PsycINFO Database Record

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