Exploring linguistic markers, threat appraisals, and genetic variation during mixed‐sex couples' conflict conversations

IF 1.8 4区心理学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Pub Date : 2023-10-10 DOI:10.1111/pere.12525

Amanda Denes, John P. Crowley, Jessica Gasiorek, Anuraj Dhillon, Margaret Bennett‐Brown, Kara L. Winkler, Ambyre L. P. Ponivas

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Abstract How couples communicate during conflict interactions can have important implications for their relational well‐being. The theory of resilience and relational load provides a valuable lens for exploring the associations among couples' language use during conflict conversations and the extent to which such conversations are perceived as threatening to one's relationship, as well as whether genetic markers moderate such associations. Forty‐seven mixed‐sex couples had a conversation about a topic causing conflict in their relationship and provided saliva samples that were tested for their genotype (GG, AA, or AG) for oxytocin receptor gene rs53576. The results revealed that neither the use of communal language nor positive emotion words were associated with perceiving the conversation as less threatening to their relationship. Genetic variation did not moderate the associations with either positive emotion word use or communal language. However, a three‐way interaction between sex, OXTR, and positive emotion word use emerged in the post hoc analyses, indicating that positive emotion word use was negatively associated with threat appraisals for women with a GG genotype, and positively associated with threat appraisals for men with a GG genotype. Implications for mixed‐sex couples' communication and research on language use during conflict conversations are discussed.

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探索语言标记、威胁评估和基因变异在两性伴侣冲突对话中的作用

夫妻在冲突互动中如何沟通对他们的关系健康有着重要的影响。弹性和关系负荷理论提供了一个有价值的视角，用于探索夫妻在冲突对话中语言使用之间的联系，以及这种对话在多大程度上被视为对夫妻关系的威胁，以及遗传标记是否会调节这种联系。47对男女混合的伴侣就引起他们关系冲突的话题进行了对话，并提供了唾液样本，用于检测催产素受体基因rs53576的基因型(GG、AA或AG)。结果显示，无论是使用公共语言还是使用积极的情感词汇，都不会让人觉得谈话对他们的关系威胁更小。基因变异并没有调节积极情绪词汇使用或公共语言的关联。然而，在事后分析中，性别、OXTR和积极情绪词汇使用之间存在三向交互作用，表明积极情绪词汇使用与GG基因型女性的威胁评估负相关，与GG基因型男性的威胁评估正相关。本文讨论了对两性伴侣在冲突对话中的沟通和语言使用研究的启示。

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期刊介绍： Personal Relationships, first published in 1994, is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family studies, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome.