Relational power,marital schema,and decisions to withhold complaints: An investigation of the chilling effect on confrontation in marriage |
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| Authors: | Denise Haunani Solomon Leanne K Knobloch Mary Anne Fitzpatrick |
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| Institution: | 1. Professor in the Department of Communication Arts , University of Wisconsin‐Madison , 6138 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706 Phone: 608–262–2543 Fax: 608–262–2543 E-mail: dsolomon@wisc.edu;2. Assistant professor in the Department of Speech Communication , University of Illinois;3. Kellett WARF Professor of Communication Arts and the Deputy Dean in the College of Letters and Science , University of Wisconsin‐Madison |
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| Abstract: | Previous research on dating relationships suggests that perceptions of a partner's power exert a chilling effect on the expression of relational grievances. This paper extends the chilling effect perspective by examining two issues: (a) whether a partner's power corresponds with decisions to withhold complaints within marriage, and (b) whether the manifestation of the chilling effect varies as a Junction of individual differences in marital schema. Married individuals (N = 215) completed questionnaire measures of a partner's power, marital schema, and decisions to withhold complaints from spouses. Findings underscore the importance of both power and marital schema within spouses’ decisions to express complaints. |
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