Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5181851/
If anybody is in a relationship or has been in a relationship, then you know it’s not all roses. Sometimes you and your significant other reach a disagreement about something. Conflict is a natural thing and likely to happen in every relationship at some point. That is why we created this blog, to share with you, information about this topic and give advice.
I stumbled across an article about conflict in relationships and thought that I would share it with you all. The article is titled “What Type of Communication during conflict is. Beneficial for Intimate Relationships?”. This article brings up the many possible factors that could lead to a conflict within an intimate relationship. Some of these factors include but aren’t limited to:
- Unmet expectations
- Intimacy
- Time spent together
- Financial difficulties
- Discrepancies in equity and power
- Domestic and family responsibilities
- Parenting
- Jealousy
- Bad habits
As you can see, there are many ways that a conflict can be brought about, and these are definitely not all of the possible causes. The article makes sure to highlight the fact that, even if your relationship seems wonderful and is stable, it is still going to face some rough patches at times. Also, dysfunctional communication can be the most damaging to a relationship. That is why there needs to be a specific type of communication depending on the context of the disagreement. Some types of communication work better for others than they would for you and vise versa. I would like to bring to your attention a chart that the article had included, which I will put below.
Now, you are probably looking at this chart with a bit of a puzzled look. I will try to explain what this chart is telling us about communication. The figure shows different types of communication in two dimensions. The vertical shows negative versus positive communication, which we went over a bit before, and also specifies opposition versus cooperation. The horizontal specifies whether the communication is direct or indirect. This then creates four types of communication, one in each quarter. Each type mentioned has a time and a place where it I beneficial and a time and place where it is harmful. It is important to figure out where they all fall into place in your own personal relationships.
Although scientists and researchers can make assumptions about relationships, no one knows your relationship better than yourself and your partner. Also, something that works for one couple may not work for another. Researchers themselves even have opposing opinions regarding relationships. I hope this article was able to help you and give you valuable information on conflict in relationships. Make sure to check out our other posts!
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