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- Title
PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS IN HAPPY AND DISTRESSED COUPLES: EFFECTS OF VIDEOTAPE AND VERBAL FEEDBACK.
- Authors
Fichten, Catherine S.; Wright, John
- Abstract
The article presents information on the problem solving behaviors of happy and distressed married couples. Even though paper-and-pencil measures discriminated happy and distressed couples, relatively few behavioral differences in the study were found. The study found no differences in positive or in negative nonverbal behaviors, nor in global positive and negative verbal behaviors. When individual behavior codes were examined, significant differences were found. Happy couples were found to agree, disagree and use humor more often and criticize less often than did distressed couples. The findings of the study suggest that behavioral differences, at least given the current state of the art in coding systems, are not very robust. The criticism variable was the only reasonably consistent difference found across studies. Findings that indicate differences in global summary verbal or nonverbal categories are not well replicated and are not likely to be helpful to therapists who must focus on individual specific behaviors.
- Subjects
PROBLEM solving; MARRIED people; INTERPERSONAL relations; DECISION making; HUMAN behavior; PERSONAL criticism; WIT &; humor
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983, Vol 39, Issue 3, p340
- ISSN
0021-9762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-4679(198305)39:3<340::AID-JCLP2270390307>3.0.CO;2-H