<p>Research shows
the significance that communication patterns, beliefs, and behaviors hold
within a multitude of relationship types. Unfortunately, the same research also
shows that effective or positive communication is still not occurring as often
as we think. Communicative interaction breaks down, fails, or is utilized
negatively more often when emotionally charged topics are at the forefront of
the conversation, most often due to reported personal discomfort. This negative
interaction, and the subsequent breakdown in communication, can foster a
snowball effect – decreasing relationship and sexual satisfaction. This study was
aimed to discover how perceived comfort levels contributes to the lack of communication
of certain topics and how it is affecting relationship and sexual satisfaction.
The type of communicative process that occurs will affect the sexual
satisfaction and relationship satisfaction. Through an online survey,
participants anonymously responded to statements related to these concepts in
order to test relationships. Overall, it was found that respondents’
participation in self-monitoring, as well as what method of communication they
use, strongly influenced their comfort disclosing on different topics. Their
comfort did not have significant influence on their then communication process.
It was also found that communication processes influence couple’s relationship
and sexual satisfaction. These results urge marriage and family therapists to
update their clinical toolboxes and add self-monitoring to their
conceptualization when working with couples. </p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/12249713 |
| Date | 06 May 2020 |
| Creators | Kristina N Fairbanks (8800841) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/Comfort_Communicating_Constructs_on_Relationship_and_Sexual_Satisfaction/12249713 |
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