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Power strategy use refers to the tactics and techniques that women and men use to persuade others to do something for them. Previous research (Falbo & Peplau, 1980) has shown that the use of power strategies in intimate relationships varies along two separate dimensions: bilateral (versus unilateral) and direct (versus indirect) power strategies. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the types of power strategies that women and men from Mexico and the United States use with their intimate partners. The results indicated that individuals from both Mexico and the United States reported using a number of different power strategies, although Mexican women and men tended to use more bilateral types of power strategies with their intimate partners. These results are interpreted in terms of Falbo and Peplau's (1980) two-dimensional model of power strategy use.

Avoidance strategy use refers to the techniques that people use to deal with unwelcome requests from other individuals. Previous research has shown that avoidance strategies in intimate relationships vary along two dimensions: compliance and bilateral dimensions. To determine whether individuals from Mexico and the United States differ in their use of these avoidance strategies with their intimate partners, a study was conducted on males and females from Mexico and the United States. The results indicated that women from the United States reported using more nonverbal disapproval and voices objections types of avoidance strategies with their intimate partners than did women from Mexico and men from both the United States and Mexico. The discussion focuses on the use of social influence strategies among men and women from Mexico and the United States.

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