Fiery wives and icy husbands: Pre-marital counseling and covenant marriage as buffers against effects of childhood abuse on gendered marital communication?

Autor:	James D. Wright, Laura Sanchez, Kristy M. Krivickas, Catherine T. Kenney
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science Human factors and ergonomics Poison control social sciences Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Education Covenant marriage Spouse Injury prevention behavior and behavior mechanisms population characteristics Psychology Social psychology Childhood abuse
Zdroj:	Social Science Research. 39:700-714
ISSN:	0049-089X
DOI:	10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.05.003
Popis:	We examine relationships between childhood abuse and two maladaptive marital communication patterns – hostile and withdrawing – and test whether covenant marriage or pre-marital counseling mediate the effects of childhood abuse. Drawing on a sample from the Marriage Matters (1997–2004) data, we find both gendered differences in communication and in the relationship between childhood abuse and negative communication patterns. Wives are more likely to use a hostile style of communication, whereas husbands are more likely to use a withdrawing style. We also find that childhood abuse affects hostile communication for both spouses but influences only wives’ withdrawing. Neither covenant marriage nor pre-marital counseling is associated with hostile communication for either spouse. Covenant marriage increases husbands’ withdrawal from conflict, whereas pre-marital counseling increases the use of withdrawing communication in both wives and husbands.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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