Does couple communication predict later relationship quality and dissolution? A meta‐analysis
Objective To estimate the overall effect between positive and negative communication behaviors and later relationship quality and dissolution. Background Behavioral models of relationship development argue that the quality of couples' communication is key to understanding later relational outco...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of marriage and family 2022-04, Vol.84 (2), p.533-551 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , , , , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 551 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 2 |
| container_start_page | 533 |
| container_title | Journal of marriage and family |
| container_volume | 84 |
| creator | Kanter, Jeremy B. Lavner, Justin A. Lannin, Daniel G. Hilgard, Joseph Monk, J. Kale |
| description | Objective
To estimate the overall effect between positive and negative communication behaviors and later relationship quality and dissolution.
Background
Behavioral models of relationship development argue that the quality of couples' communication is key to understanding later relational outcomes. However, longitudinal studies have yielded inconsistent associations between communication behaviors and subsequent relationship functioning, leaving questions about the robustness of these effects.
Method
To explore these potential associations, we conducted a meta‐analysis of 64 dyadic studies and 1784 parameter estimates to generate a weighted average effect of positive and negative communication behaviors predicting later relationship quality and dissolution. We conducted multiple‐regression moderation analyses to identify key study‐level moderators.
Results
Positive (rwithin‐partner = .15, p |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1111/jomf.12804 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2641935526</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2641935526</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3014-3b46cb1eea650703677c86acc9966bce7e187478c2f0df992cb28ccfe78219853</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp9kM1KxDAUhYMoOI5ufIKAO6FjkqZJupJBHX8YmY2uQ5qmmCFtOkmLdOcj-Iw-iZ2pa8_mwL3fvRwOAJcYLfCom62vqwUmAtEjMMOc4iTlKT8GM4QISQil2Sk4i3GLRpEczYC89yZC7fvWmdHqum-sVp31DWyDKa3uoFOdCTAYdxjHD9vCXa-c7QaomhKWNkbv-v3uFi5hbTr18_WtGuWGaOM5OKmUi-biz-fgffXwdveUrDePz3fLdaJThGmSFpTpAhujWIY4ShnnWjCldZ4zVmjDDRaccqFJhcoqz4kuiNC6MlwQnIssnYOr6W8b_K43sZNb34cxRJSEUZynWUbYSF1PlA4-xmAq2QZbqzBIjOS-QLkvUB4KHGE8wZ_WmeEfUr5sXlfTzS_iUHVJ</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2641935526</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Does couple communication predict later relationship quality and dissolution? A meta‐analysis</title><source>Sociological Abstracts</source><source>EBSCOhost Education Source</source><source>Wiley Online Library All Journals</source><creator>Kanter, Jeremy B. ; Lavner, Justin A. ; Lannin, Daniel G. ; Hilgard, Joseph ; Monk, J. Kale</creator><creatorcontrib>Kanter, Jeremy B. ; Lavner, Justin A. ; Lannin, Daniel G. ; Hilgard, Joseph ; Monk, J. Kale</creatorcontrib><description>Objective
To estimate the overall effect between positive and negative communication behaviors and later relationship quality and dissolution.
Background
Behavioral models of relationship development argue that the quality of couples' communication is key to understanding later relational outcomes. However, longitudinal studies have yielded inconsistent associations between communication behaviors and subsequent relationship functioning, leaving questions about the robustness of these effects.
Method
To explore these potential associations, we conducted a meta‐analysis of 64 dyadic studies and 1784 parameter estimates to generate a weighted average effect of positive and negative communication behaviors predicting later relationship quality and dissolution. We conducted multiple‐regression moderation analyses to identify key study‐level moderators.
Results
Positive (rwithin‐partner = .15, p < .001; rcross‐partner = .09, p = .017) and negative (rwithin‐partner = −.17, p < .001; rcross‐partner = −.16, p < .001) communication behaviors had a small and significant effect on later relationship quality. Positive communication behaviors had a small but not statistically significant effect on relationship dissolution (d = 0.24, p = .105), whereas negative communication behaviors had a small‐to‐moderate statistically significant effect on relationship dissolution (d = −0.41, p < .001). Few study‐level characteristics consistently moderated these associations.
Conclusions
This meta‐analysis indicates that couples' positive and negative communication behaviors are reliably associated with their later relationship quality, and couples' negative communication is associated with later dissolution. However, these effects are small, suggesting single, early assessments of positive and negative communication behaviors may be only modestly predictive of later relationship functioning. Greater attention to other factors that interact with communication to predict couples' outcomes over time is needed.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0022-2445</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1741-3737</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12804</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Hoboken, USA: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc</publisher><subject>Behavior ; Behavior Patterns ; Coding ; Communication ; Communication Problems ; Couples ; Dissolution ; Gender Differences ; Interpersonal relations ; Intimacy ; intimate relationships ; longitudinal research ; Longitudinal studies ; Meta Analysis ; Moderation ; Moderators ; Psychological Patterns ; Quality ; Robustness ; Social development</subject><ispartof>Journal of marriage and family, 2022-04, Vol.84 (2), p.533-551</ispartof><rights>2021 National Council on Family Relations.</rights><rights>Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Apr 2022</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3014-3b46cb1eea650703677c86acc9966bce7e187478c2f0df992cb28ccfe78219853</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3014-3b46cb1eea650703677c86acc9966bce7e187478c2f0df992cb28ccfe78219853</cites><orcidid>0000-0002-5739-5635 ; 0000-0002-8121-0047 ; 0000-0002-4087-7689</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111%2Fjomf.12804$$EPDF$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111%2Fjomf.12804$$EHTML$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,780,784,1416,27335,27915,27916,33765,45565,45566</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Kanter, Jeremy B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lavner, Justin A.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lannin, Daniel G.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Hilgard, Joseph</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Monk, J. Kale</creatorcontrib><title>Does couple communication predict later relationship quality and dissolution? A meta‐analysis</title><title>Journal of marriage and family</title><description>Objective
To estimate the overall effect between positive and negative communication behaviors and later relationship quality and dissolution.
Background
Behavioral models of relationship development argue that the quality of couples' communication is key to understanding later relational outcomes. However, longitudinal studies have yielded inconsistent associations between communication behaviors and subsequent relationship functioning, leaving questions about the robustness of these effects.
Method
To explore these potential associations, we conducted a meta‐analysis of 64 dyadic studies and 1784 parameter estimates to generate a weighted average effect of positive and negative communication behaviors predicting later relationship quality and dissolution. We conducted multiple‐regression moderation analyses to identify key study‐level moderators.
Results
Positive (rwithin‐partner = .15, p < .001; rcross‐partner = .09, p = .017) and negative (rwithin‐partner = −.17, p < .001; rcross‐partner = −.16, p < .001) communication behaviors had a small and significant effect on later relationship quality. Positive communication behaviors had a small but not statistically significant effect on relationship dissolution (d = 0.24, p = .105), whereas negative communication behaviors had a small‐to‐moderate statistically significant effect on relationship dissolution (d = −0.41, p < .001). Few study‐level characteristics consistently moderated these associations.
Conclusions
This meta‐analysis indicates that couples' positive and negative communication behaviors are reliably associated with their later relationship quality, and couples' negative communication is associated with later dissolution. However, these effects are small, suggesting single, early assessments of positive and negative communication behaviors may be only modestly predictive of later relationship functioning. Greater attention to other factors that interact with communication to predict couples' outcomes over time is needed.</description><subject>Behavior</subject><subject>Behavior Patterns</subject><subject>Coding</subject><subject>Communication</subject><subject>Communication Problems</subject><subject>Couples</subject><subject>Dissolution</subject><subject>Gender Differences</subject><subject>Interpersonal relations</subject><subject>Intimacy</subject><subject>intimate relationships</subject><subject>longitudinal research</subject><subject>Longitudinal studies</subject><subject>Meta Analysis</subject><subject>Moderation</subject><subject>Moderators</subject><subject>Psychological Patterns</subject><subject>Quality</subject><subject>Robustness</subject><subject>Social development</subject><issn>0022-2445</issn><issn>1741-3737</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2022</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>88H</sourceid><sourceid>8G5</sourceid><sourceid>ABUWG</sourceid><sourceid>AFKRA</sourceid><sourceid>AZQEC</sourceid><sourceid>BEC</sourceid><sourceid>BENPR</sourceid><sourceid>BHHNA</sourceid><sourceid>CCPQU</sourceid><sourceid>DWQXO</sourceid><sourceid>GNUQQ</sourceid><sourceid>GUQSH</sourceid><sourceid>M2N</sourceid><sourceid>M2O</sourceid><recordid>eNp9kM1KxDAUhYMoOI5ufIKAO6FjkqZJupJBHX8YmY2uQ5qmmCFtOkmLdOcj-Iw-iZ2pa8_mwL3fvRwOAJcYLfCom62vqwUmAtEjMMOc4iTlKT8GM4QISQil2Sk4i3GLRpEczYC89yZC7fvWmdHqum-sVp31DWyDKa3uoFOdCTAYdxjHD9vCXa-c7QaomhKWNkbv-v3uFi5hbTr18_WtGuWGaOM5OKmUi-biz-fgffXwdveUrDePz3fLdaJThGmSFpTpAhujWIY4ShnnWjCldZ4zVmjDDRaccqFJhcoqz4kuiNC6MlwQnIssnYOr6W8b_K43sZNb34cxRJSEUZynWUbYSF1PlA4-xmAq2QZbqzBIjOS-QLkvUB4KHGE8wZ_WmeEfUr5sXlfTzS_iUHVJ</recordid><startdate>202204</startdate><enddate>202204</enddate><creator>Kanter, Jeremy B.</creator><creator>Lavner, Justin A.</creator><creator>Lannin, Daniel G.</creator><creator>Hilgard, Joseph</creator><creator>Monk, J. Kale</creator><general>Wiley Subscription Services, Inc</general><general>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</general><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>0-V</scope><scope>3V.</scope><scope>4T-</scope><scope>4U-</scope><scope>7U4</scope><scope>7XB</scope><scope>88B</scope><scope>88G</scope><scope>88H</scope><scope>88J</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>8FI</scope><scope>8FJ</scope><scope>8FK</scope><scope>8G5</scope><scope>ABUWG</scope><scope>AFKRA</scope><scope>ALSLI</scope><scope>AZQEC</scope><scope>BEC</scope><scope>BENPR</scope><scope>BHHNA</scope><scope>CCPQU</scope><scope>CJNVE</scope><scope>DWI</scope><scope>DWQXO</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>FYUFA</scope><scope>GHDGH</scope><scope>GNUQQ</scope><scope>GUQSH</scope><scope>HEHIP</scope><scope>JBE</scope><scope>K9-</scope><scope>M0P</scope><scope>M0R</scope><scope>M2M</scope><scope>M2N</scope><scope>M2O</scope><scope>M2R</scope><scope>M2S</scope><scope>MBDVC</scope><scope>PQEDU</scope><scope>PQEST</scope><scope>PQQKQ</scope><scope>PQUKI</scope><scope>PRINS</scope><scope>PSYQQ</scope><scope>Q9U</scope><scope>WZK</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5739-5635</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-0047</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4087-7689</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>202204</creationdate><title>Does couple communication predict later relationship quality and dissolution? A meta‐analysis</title><author>Kanter, Jeremy B. ; Lavner, Justin A. ; Lannin, Daniel G. ; Hilgard, Joseph ; Monk, J. Kale</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c3014-3b46cb1eea650703677c86acc9966bce7e187478c2f0df992cb28ccfe78219853</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2022</creationdate><topic>Behavior</topic><topic>Behavior Patterns</topic><topic>Coding</topic><topic>Communication</topic><topic>Communication Problems</topic><topic>Couples</topic><topic>Dissolution</topic><topic>Gender Differences</topic><topic>Interpersonal relations</topic><topic>Intimacy</topic><topic>intimate relationships</topic><topic>longitudinal research</topic><topic>Longitudinal studies</topic><topic>Meta Analysis</topic><topic>Moderation</topic><topic>Moderators</topic><topic>Psychological Patterns</topic><topic>Quality</topic><topic>Robustness</topic><topic>Social development</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Kanter, Jeremy B.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lavner, Justin A.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lannin, Daniel G.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Hilgard, Joseph</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Monk, J. Kale</creatorcontrib><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>ProQuest Social Sciences Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Corporate)</collection><collection>Docstoc</collection><collection>University Readers</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts (pre-2017)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Education Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Psychology Database (Alumni)</collection><collection>Religion Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Social Science Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection</collection><collection>Hospital Premium Collection (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni) (purchase pre-March 2016)</collection><collection>Research Library (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central UK/Ireland</collection><collection>Social Science Premium Collection</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Essentials</collection><collection>eLibrary</collection><collection>ProQuest Central</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts</collection><collection>ProQuest One Community College</collection><collection>Education Collection</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Korea</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection</collection><collection>Health Research Premium Collection (Alumni)</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Student</collection><collection>Research Library Prep</collection><collection>Sociology Collection</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>Consumer Health Database (Alumni Edition)</collection><collection>Education Database</collection><collection>Consumer Health Database</collection><collection>Psychology Database</collection><collection>Religion Database</collection><collection>Research Library</collection><collection>Social Science Database</collection><collection>Sociology Database</collection><collection>Research Library (Corporate)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Education</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic Eastern Edition (DO NOT USE)</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic</collection><collection>ProQuest One Academic UKI Edition</collection><collection>ProQuest Central China</collection><collection>ProQuest One Psychology</collection><collection>ProQuest Central Basic</collection><collection>Sociological Abstracts (Ovid)</collection><jtitle>Journal of marriage and family</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Kanter, Jeremy B.</au><au>Lavner, Justin A.</au><au>Lannin, Daniel G.</au><au>Hilgard, Joseph</au><au>Monk, J. Kale</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Does couple communication predict later relationship quality and dissolution? A meta‐analysis</atitle><jtitle>Journal of marriage and family</jtitle><date>2022-04</date><risdate>2022</risdate><volume>84</volume><issue>2</issue><spage>533</spage><epage>551</epage><pages>533-551</pages><issn>0022-2445</issn><eissn>1741-3737</eissn><abstract>Objective
To estimate the overall effect between positive and negative communication behaviors and later relationship quality and dissolution.
Background
Behavioral models of relationship development argue that the quality of couples' communication is key to understanding later relational outcomes. However, longitudinal studies have yielded inconsistent associations between communication behaviors and subsequent relationship functioning, leaving questions about the robustness of these effects.
Method
To explore these potential associations, we conducted a meta‐analysis of 64 dyadic studies and 1784 parameter estimates to generate a weighted average effect of positive and negative communication behaviors predicting later relationship quality and dissolution. We conducted multiple‐regression moderation analyses to identify key study‐level moderators.
Results
Positive (rwithin‐partner = .15, p < .001; rcross‐partner = .09, p = .017) and negative (rwithin‐partner = −.17, p < .001; rcross‐partner = −.16, p < .001) communication behaviors had a small and significant effect on later relationship quality. Positive communication behaviors had a small but not statistically significant effect on relationship dissolution (d = 0.24, p = .105), whereas negative communication behaviors had a small‐to‐moderate statistically significant effect on relationship dissolution (d = −0.41, p < .001). Few study‐level characteristics consistently moderated these associations.
Conclusions
This meta‐analysis indicates that couples' positive and negative communication behaviors are reliably associated with their later relationship quality, and couples' negative communication is associated with later dissolution. However, these effects are small, suggesting single, early assessments of positive and negative communication behaviors may be only modestly predictive of later relationship functioning. Greater attention to other factors that interact with communication to predict couples' outcomes over time is needed.</abstract><cop>Hoboken, USA</cop><pub>Wiley Subscription Services, Inc</pub><doi>10.1111/jomf.12804</doi><tpages>19</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5739-5635</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8121-0047</orcidid><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4087-7689</orcidid></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0022-2445 |
| ispartof | Journal of marriage and family, 2022-04, Vol.84 (2), p.533-551 |
| issn | 0022-2445 1741-3737 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_journals_2641935526 |
| source | Sociological Abstracts; EBSCOhost Education Source; Wiley Online Library All Journals |
| subjects | Behavior Behavior Patterns Coding Communication Communication Problems Couples Dissolution Gender Differences Interpersonal relations Intimacy intimate relationships longitudinal research Longitudinal studies Meta Analysis Moderation Moderators Psychological Patterns Quality Robustness Social development |
| title | Does couple communication predict later relationship quality and dissolution? A meta‐analysis |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-15T01%3A16%3A46IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Does%20couple%20communication%20predict%20later%20relationship%20quality%20and%20dissolution?%20A%20meta%E2%80%90analysis&rft.jtitle=Journal%20of%20marriage%20and%20family&rft.au=Kanter,%20Jeremy%20B.&rft.date=2022-04&rft.volume=84&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=533&rft.epage=551&rft.pages=533-551&rft.issn=0022-2445&rft.eissn=1741-3737&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/jomf.12804&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E2641935526%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2641935526&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true |