Couples' communication quality differs by topic.

ABSTRACT: Extensive research has demonstrated that couples' communication quality is related to many aspects of couples' lives, including relationship satisfaction. However, the possibility that the quality of couples' communication might vary as a function of the topic of communication and the implications of this variability have received relatively little attention. Accordingly, this study sought to examine (a) within-person variability in communication quality between topics, (b) associations with relationship satisfaction, and (c) associations with stressors focal to specific topics. Black coparenting couples (N = 344) reported on their communication quality around four topics: finances, children, racial discrimination, and kinfolk. Results indicated that communication quality significan

SUBMITTER: Weber DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523945 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature