Marital Conflict Management of Married Men and Women

Delatorre, Marina Zanella; Wagner, Adriana

doi:10.1590/1413-82712018230204

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Artigos • Psico-USF 23 (2) • June 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-82712018230204 copy

Marital Conflict Management of Married Men and Women

O Enfrentamento do Conflito Conjugal na Perspectiva de Mulheres e Homens Casados

Enfrentamiento de Conflicto Conjugal desde la perspectiva de hombres y mujeres casados

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

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.

Keywords:
marriage; marital relations; marital conflict; conflict resolution

	Men	Women
Education level	%^a (n)	%^a (n)
Elementary or Middle School	25.5 (191)	20.4 (152)
High School	23.8 (178)	21.7 (162)
Post-Secondary Education (incomplete)	15.2 (114)	18.1 (135)
Undergraduate Degree	19.1 (143)	20.0 (149)
Graduate Degree	16.4 (123)	19.8 (148)
Total	100 (749)	100 (746)
	Men	Women
Income	%^a (n)	%^a (n)
No income	1.6 (12)	17.1 (124)
1 to 3 minimum wages	37.8 (279)	49.4 (359)
4 to 6 minimum wages	27.6 (204)	18.8 (137)
7 or more minimum wages	33.0 (244)	14.7 (107)
Total	100 (739)	100 (727)
	Men	Women
Religious Practice	%^a (n)	%^a (n)
None	13.6 (98)	6.7 (49)
Low	34.8 (251)	33.2 (244)
Moderate	34.3 (247)	39.8 (292)
High	17.3 (125)	20.3 (149)
Total	100 (721)	100 (734)

Conflict resolution strategy	Men	Women	F (sd)	Partial η²
Conflict resolution strategy	M (SD)	M (SD)	F (sd)	Partial η²
Compromise	3.73 (.72)	3.62 (.72)	F(1, 1417) = 8.42*	.006
Avoidance	2.33 (.62)	2.30 (.59)	F(1, 1415) = .68	.000
Attack	1.76 (.55)	2.00 (.60)	F(1, 1416) = 57.20**	.039

			Attack^Z		Compromise^Y		Avoidance^W		Statistic
		N	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	Statistic
Marital Status									^ZF(1,705)=.77; p=.38; η²p=.001
	Married	487	1.75	.55	3.73	.70	2.33	.61	^YF(1,706)=.002; p=.97; η²p=.000
	Cohabiting	220	1.79	.56	3.72	.77	2.33	.63	^WF(1,701)=.009; p=.92; η²p=.000
Remarriage									^ZF(1,695)=1.01; p=.31; η²p=.001
	Yes	120	1.81	.58	3.77	.78	2.30	.66	^YF(1,697)=.49; p=.48; η²p=.001
	No	579	1.76	.55	3.72	.70	2.34	.61	^WF(1,692)=.61; p=.43; η²p=.001
Work outside home									^ZF(1,698)=.35; p=.55; η²p=.001
	Yes	621	1.77	.54	3.71	.71	2.33	.61	^YF(1,699)=2.71; p=1.00; η²p=.004
	No	80	1.73	.63	3.85	.79	2.31	.70	^WF(1,695)=.06; p=.81; η²p=.000
Have children									^ZF(1,706)=.08; p=.77; η²p=.000
	Yes	150	1.77	.55	3.72	.74	2.36*	.61	^YF(1,707)=.16; p=.69; η²p=.000
	No	558	1.75	.58	3.75	.67	2.21*	.63	^WF(1,702)=7.48; p=.006*; η²p=.011
Cohabiting with children									^ZF(1,560)=.08; p=.93; η²p=.000
	Yes	480	1.77	.55	3.71	.73	2.37	.62	^YF(1,561)=2.00; p=.16; η²p=.004
	No	81	1.76	.54	3.83	.76	2.31	.57	^WF(1,559)=.67; p=.41; η²p=.001
Education level
	Elem./Middle School	165	1.77	.59	3.73	.84	2.34	.64	^ZF(4,702)=.36; p=.84; η²p=.002
	High School	167	1.74	.56	3.70	.77	2.34	.59	^YF(4,704)=.24; p=.91; η²p=.001
	Post Sec. (incompl.)	110	1.81	.58	3.70	.63	2.39	.59	^WF(4,699)=.70; p=.59; η²p=.004
	Undergrad Degree	140	1.77	.50	3.74	.65	2.33	.56
	Graduate Degree	122	1.74	.52	3.78	.65	2.26	.70
Income
	No income	20	1.95	.89	3.83	.82	2.01	.58	^ZF(3,693)=2.80; p=.04; η²p=.012
	1 to 3 min. wages	247	1.81	.59	3.75	.77	2.36	.64	^YF(3,693)=.19; p=.90; η²p=.001
	4 a 6 min. wages	197	1.67	.51	3.72	.71	2.32	.57	^WF(3,690)=1.07; p=.36; η²p=.005
	7 or + min. wages	240	1.78	.53	3.72	.69	2.34	.63

			Attack^Z		Compromise^Y		Avoidance^W		Statistic
		N	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	Statistic
Marital Status									^ZF(1,708)=10.46; p=.001*; η²p=.015
	Married	491	1.95*	.56	3.66	.70	2.30	.58	^YF(1,708)=5.86; p=.02; η²p=.008
	Cohabiting	221	2.11*	.69	3.52	.76	2.33	.63	^WF(1,711)=.39; p=.53; η²p=.001
Remarriage									^ZF(1,698)=2.17; p=.14; η²p=.003
	Yes	91	2.08	.71	3.67	.69	2.31	.62	^YF(1,700)=.52; p=.47; η²p=.001
	No	607	1.98	.59	3.61	.73	2.31	.59	^WF(1,702)=.00; p=.99; η²p=.000
Work outside home									^ZF(1,703)=2.44; p=0,12; η²p=.003
	Yes	510	2.02	.61	3.62	.69	2.32	.60	^YF(1,702)=.20; p=.65; η²p=.000
	No	193	1.94	.57	3.60	.81	2.25	.58	^WF(1,704)=2.38; p=.12; η²p=.003
Have children									^ZF(1,709)=4.00; p=.05; η²p=.006
	Yes	549	1.97	.59	3.64	.73	2.34*	.61	^YF(1,709)=1.69; p=.19; η²p=.002
	No	160	2.08	.64	3.55	.69	2.19*	.53	^WF(1,712)=7.79; p=.005*; η²p=.011
Cohabiting with children									^ZF(1,554)=5.36; p=.02; η²p=.010
	Yes	497	1.99	.60	3.65	.73	2.34	.61	^YF(1,553)=2.46; p=.12; η²p=.004
	No	57	1.80	.47	3.49	.71	2.32	.54	^WF(1,559)=.05; p=.82; η²p=.000
Education level
	Elem./Middle School	139	2.04	.69	3.59	.87	2.39	.62	^ZF(4,705)=1.45; p=.21; η²p=.008
	High School	151	1.89	.61	3.55	.79	2.30	.65	^YF(4,705)=.88; p=.48; η²p=.005
	Post Sec. (incompl.)	133	2.03	.56	3.61	.67	2.26	.57	^WF(4,708)=1.82; p=.12; η²p=.010
	Undergrad Degree	144	2.00	.56	3.64	.64	2.35	;55
	Graduate Degree	141	2.02	.58	3.60	.60	2.22	.57
Income
	No income	118	2.00	.54	3.58	.75	2.26	.55	^ZF(3,686)=.10; p=.96; η²p=.000
	1 to 3 min. wages	336	2.01	.64	3.58	.76	2.33	.61	^YF(3,687)=.99; p=.39; η²p=.004
	4 a 6 min. wages	133	1.99	.58	3.70	.64	2.24	.60	^WF(3,690)=1.37; p=.25; η²p=.006
	7 or + min. wages	103	2.03	.57	3.63	.63	2.37	.52

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Age (years)	1	.81**	.04	.16**	.34**	.35**	-.01	.09*	.03	-.17**
2. Relationship length	.78**	1	.03	.18**	-.27**	.05	.39**	.02	.08*	-.12**
3. Work hours/day	.04	.10**	1	-.05	.00	-.07	-.04	-.04	.09*	.00
4. Religious practice	.12**	.13**	.05	1	-.02	-.01	.02	.13**	-.05	-.13**
5. Age beginning relat.	.42**	-.22**	-.09*	-.01	1	.44**	-.61**	.12**	-.08*	-.07
6. Age at birth first child	.36**	.02	-.01	.01	.50**	1	.44**	.10*	-.16**	-.08*
7. Rel. length first child	-.09*	.36**	.12**	.01	-.63**	.36**	1	-.03	-.05	-.03
8. Compromise	-.00	-.05	-.01	.14**	.08*	.01	-.10*	1	-.31**	-.44**
9. Avoidance	.10**	.10**	.02	-.05	-.00	.00	.02	-.32**	1	.40**
10. Attack	-.06	-.00	-.01	-.13**	-.11**	-.12**	.04	-.38**	.44**	1

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