ABSTRACT
Communicating Interpersonal Conflict in Close Relationships: Contexts, Challenges, and Opportunities provides a state-of-the-art review of research on conflict in close personal relationships. This volume brings together both seasoned and new voices in communication research to address the challenges in evaluating conflict. Contributors review the current state of research on themes related to power, serial arguments, interpersonal and family dynamics, physiological processes, and mechanisms of forgiveness by presenting theoretical reviews, original unpublished data-driven research, and discussions about the methodological challenges and opportunities in studying interpersonal conflict.
An essential resource for graduate students and faculty interested in interpersonal conflict in close relationships between romantic partners, families, or friends, this volume is intended for advanced coursework and individual study in communication, social psychology, and close relationship scholarship.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|64 pages
Influences on Conflict Processes in Close Relationships
chapter 2|12 pages
There Is Nothing As Calming As a Good Theory
chapter 3|17 pages
Conflicts with Heterosexual Partners about Sexual Discrepancies
chapter 4|16 pages
The Connections between Communication Technologies and Relational Conflict
part 2|36 pages
Power and Conflict in Close Relationships
part 3|53 pages
Conflict as an Ongoing Process
chapter 7|17 pages
Serial Arguments in Interpersonal Relationships
chapter 8|16 pages
Romantic Serial Argument Perceived Resolvability, Goals, Rumination, and Conflict Strategy Usage
chapter 9|18 pages
Worth fighting for
part 4|62 pages
Conflict in Families
part 5|42 pages
Forgiveness as Part of Interpersonal Conflict