Marital Conflict Management of Married Men and Women

Abstract This study aimed to investigate constructive and destructive conflict resolution strategies used by married women and men, as well as the association of these strategies with sociodemographic and relationship variables. Participants were 750 heterosexual couples living in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, who answered the Conflict Resolution Behavior Questionnaire - CRBQ and 16 questions about sociodemographic data and relationship characteristics. Variance and correlation analyses were conducted in order to verify the differences and associations between the study variables. The “compromise” conflict resolution strategy was used more by men compared to women, and women used the “attack” strategy more often when compared to men. For both, religiosity was correlated with constructive strategies, whereas having children was associated with destructive strategies. Considering these findings, the aspects that can favor constructive management of conflicts by spouses are discussed.

摘要 本研究旨在探究已婚男性与女性所采用的建设性与破坏性冲突解决策略，并分析这些策略与社会人口统计学及伴侣关系变量之间的关联。本研究的参与者为居住于巴西南里奥格兰德州的750对异性伴侣，他们完成了冲突解决行为问卷（Conflict Resolution Behavior Questionnaire, CRBQ）以及16道关于社会人口统计学数据与伴侣关系特征的题目。本研究通过方差分析与相关分析，验证各研究变量间的差异与关联。相较于女性，男性更常采用“妥协”型冲突解决策略；而女性相较于男性，则更频繁使用“攻击”型策略。对于两性而言，宗教虔诚度均与建设性冲突解决策略存在关联，而养育子女则与破坏性冲突解决策略存在关联。基于上述研究结果，本文讨论了有助于伴侣双方建设性处理冲突的相关因素。