How partners talk with each other is linked to what they’re discussing.
They asked couples about the nature of their interactions with each other, both in general and in the context of certain subjects. In particular, they asked couples about what it’s like to discuss family members, issues with how their children act, experiences ofThe researchers found that couples were most able to engage with each other around experiencing racism, and they cited other scholarship around a possible explanation for this.
The researchers also found that the nature of a couple’s interactions with each other in virtually all of the four subjects was linked to their contentment in their relationship. Additionally, challenges with children were linked with more struggles talking effectively about that issue, and more economic stress was connected with greater difficulty having productive discussions around monetary issues, issues with their children, and racism.
What can we take from this? The researchers highlighted the importance of not only looking at how partners engage with each other broadly, but also considering how couples might experience smoother waters or greater snags in connecting with each other depending on what they’re addressing in the moment. They also referenced the possible utility of applying ways of interacting that work well in one subject area to another.
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