Abstract
This paper examines associations between relational turbulence, whether people talk about marital conflicts with their close social network members, and defensive processing of hypothetical support messages. Married adults (N = 479) identified a disagreement within their marriage and indicated whether they discussed the disagreement with a social network member. Those who did (n = 292), evaluated a hypothetical support message and completed measures assessing defensive processing. Relational turbulence was not significantly associated with disclosure about marital conflicts, but it was positively associated with counterarguing, source derogation, and negative affect, which in turn, were negatively associated with evaluations of support quality.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-102 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Western Journal of Communication |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 1 |
Early online date | 9 Nov 2021 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2022 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Communication
- Language and Linguistics
User-Defined Keywords
- Defensive Processing
- Motivated Reasoning
- Relational Turbulence
- Social Support
- Supportive Communication