The Communication Patterns Questionnaire-Short Form: A Review and Assessment

Futris, Ted G.; Campbell, Kelly; Nielsen, Robert B.; Burwell, Stephanie R.

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“…Christensen and Heavey (1990) developed an 11-item condensed version, the Communication Pattern Questionnaire-Short Form (CPQ-SF; see Futris et al, 2010 for a review).There are substantial differences between the CPQ-SF and the PDMS-SF. The instructions for taking the CPQ-SF ask individuals to describe the behaviors between themselves and their partner "when issues or problems arise".…”

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“…Christensen and Heavey (1990) concluded that the CPQ-SF has a two-factor structure consisting of positive interactions and demand-withdraw. Futris, Campbell, Nielsen, and Burwell (2010) provided a three-factor structure of the CPQ-SF that consisted of the positive interaction factor and a division of the demand-withdraw factor into conflict-engaging behaviors (i.e., criticism-defend) and conflict-avoiding behaviors (i.e., demandwithdraw).…”

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Development of Pursuer-Distancer Movement Scale - Short Form (PDMS-SF)

Chabot¹,

Cham²

2016

JPBS

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The Pursuer-Distancer Movement Scale (PDMS) (Chabot, 1996) is a reliable and valid 36-item self-report measure of the interpersonal process between individuals in a committed relationship. Chabot and Liu (2015) PDMS-SF). The pursuer subscale of the PDMS-SF had eight items reflecting two factors (communicationconnectedness and change-flexibility). The distancer subscale of the PDMS-SF had nine items reflecting two factors (autonomous-connectedness and methodical-constancy). Results are discussed in the context of pursuerdistancer clinical literature and demand-withdraw research literature.Keywords: pursuer-distancer, demand-withdraw, marital interaction, interpersonal process.A major focus of contemporary clinical and research theories of close interpersonal relationships is what can be termed the pursuer-distancer or demand-withdraw interaction sequence between intimate partners (De Angelis, 2011).This interaction sequence involves one partner proactively initiating an interaction or discussion with varying degrees of command intensity, ranging from suggestion and request to demand, in order to connect with their partner. The other partner responds to the initiated behavior with different degrees of acceptance of the invitation, ranging from agreement and compliance, to refusal to connect. The behaviors are essential feature of the partners' efforts to engage in a process that maintains their relationship and conjointly solves issues of varying degrees of difficulty while maintaining a sense of self. The term pursuer-distancer is used to describe the interaction sequence under both non-stress and stress conditions (Fogarty, 1979).Withdraw-demand is the term used to describe the interaction under stress and conflictual conditions (Christensen, 1987).Contemporary texts of couple and family therapy (e.g., Nichols, 1995) and extensive research and clinical publications (e.g., Wile, 2013) attest to the importance of this process. The dominant research methods to investigate this process in both distressed and non-distressed relationships are clinical observations made in therapy sessions (Guerin, Fay, Burden, & Gilbert-Kautto, 1987) and controlled observations in lab settings (Balderrama-Durbin, Allen, & Rhoades, 2012).In addition to observational methods, Chabot (1996) developed the Pursuer-Distancer Movement Scale (PDMS), a reliable and valid 36-item self-report measure that can be use dseparately or with observational methods to assess this process. Chabot and Liu (2015) used principal component analysis to identify the components in the pursuer and distancer subscales of the PDMS. Their results indicated multiple components on both subscales which were consistent with clinical theory and research observations on the pursuer-distancer process.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Development of Pursuer-Distancer Movement Scale - Short Form (PDMS-SF)

Chabot¹,

Cham²

2016

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“…Considerable evidence has supported the notion that couples who exhibit demand-withdraw patterns of conflict experience more dissatisfaction in their marriage (e.g., Christensen & Shenk, 1991;Futris et al, 2010;Papp, Kouros, & Cummings, 2009). Schrodt, Witt, and Shimkowski (2014) conducted a meta-analysis of 74 studies that examined the demand-withdraw pattern and relational outcomes.…”

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“…Several studies have consistently demonstrated that constructive conflict messages are positively associated with relational satisfaction, whereas destructive messages are negatively associated with relational satisfaction (e.g., Canary & Cupach, 1988;Canary, Cupach, & Serpe, 2001;Futris et al, 2010;Gottman, 1994;Sillars, 1980). For example, Ting-Toomey (1983) coded 34 marital couples' verbal exchanges of conflict when spouses were engaging in disagreements with each other.…”

Section: Constructive and Destructive Financial Conflict Messagesmentioning

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“…This pattern of communication combines elements of both avoidance and destructive confrontation. Demand-withdraw would seem to be quite different in its form and function compared to mutual avoidance of a conflict topic, and it has been distinguished from other destructive conflict patterns such as criticize-defend (Futris, Campbell, Nielsen, & Burwell, 2010;Gottman, 1994).…”

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Financial Conflict Messages and Marital Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Financial Communication Satisfaction

Shebib¹,

Cupach²

2018

PSYCH

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Conflict over money is one of the most commonly cited topics of marital disagreements (Oggins, 2003). However, little empirical research has examined how marital couples communicate about financial issues, specifically, and how these financial communication messages contribute to, or detract from, marital satisfaction. Knowledge about how couples communicate regarding financial issues is of significance to conflict scholars because it would allow us to understand the potential detriments of certain financial conflict message patterns and how these patterns ultimately affect one's marital satisfaction. Married individuals (not marital dyads) were recruited online to participate in an online survey about their financial communication patterns within his or her marriage. In the present study of 326 married individuals, we found that constructive financial conflict messages were positively associated with financial harmony, marital satisfaction, and financial communication satisfaction. Destructive financial conflict messages, the demand-withdraw financial conflict message pattern, and mutually avoiding financial conflict were each negatively associated with financial harmony, marital satisfaction, and financial communication satisfaction. In addition, financial communication satisfaction mediated the relationship between each of the financial conflict message patterns and marital satisfaction. The current study lays empirical groundwork for developing a theoretical framework for understanding marital interaction patterns and the effects these patterns have on marital satisfaction.

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Power Strategies in Relationships

Dunbar

2015

The International Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Communication

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Power is the ability to influence the behavior of another person, but having that ability is different from acting on that ability. Power strategies are the different ways that people use their power to effect change in others. Sometimes, power is evident in the nonverbal behavior of others and is very subtle; other times it can be overt and appear in the verbal persuasive strategies that are used. In general, a collaborative and mutually beneficial strategy is one that minimizes power but is also the least destructive for relationships.

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The Communication Patterns Questionnaire-Short Form: A Review and Assessment

Cited by 54 publications

References 39 publications

Development of Pursuer-Distancer Movement Scale - Short Form (PDMS-SF)

Development of Pursuer-Distancer Movement Scale - Short Form (PDMS-SF)

Financial Conflict Messages and Marital Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Financial Communication Satisfaction

Power Strategies in Relationships

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