PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Orgasm, Sexual Conflict, Impression Management
25 Oct 2015
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Sexual communication: address issues that often make sexual communication challenging for couples. Communication in intimate relationships: definitions, couples" communication: ongoing verbal, behavioural, affective exchanges between partners, ongoing exchange between two partners that unfolds over time. How do researchers study couples" communications: self-report methods: standardized questionnaire, observational methods: couple engages in conversation while being videotaped, length varies, typically between 7 and 15 minutes. Readings: chapter 13: topic sometimes picked beforehand, but usually ask couples to identify problems they are currently facing in relationship, code behaviours, usually done by blind coders, hard to establish ecological validity. Found women more likely to make demands, men more likely to withdraw. Theories for this: different personality characteristics that are result of socialization and biology. Women encouraged to be expressive, promote unity. Proposed men would find conflict more aversive and would consequently withdraw in an attempt to prevent conflict from increasing: reflect relative positions of men and women in western society: jacobsen.
