Citation

Frye NE, Karney BR. J. Fam. Psychol. 2006; 20(1): 12-20.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Long Island University, C. W. Post Campus, Brookeville, NY 11548-1300, USA. nancy.frye@liu.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0893-3200.20.1.12

PMID

16569085

Abstract

Under what circumstances are spouses more or less likely to engage in aggressive behaviors? To address this question, the current study drew on multiple longitudinal assessments of 1st-married newlyweds to examine correlates of within-subject variability in aggressive behavior. Controlling for marital satisfaction, the authors found that spouses were more likely to engage in physical aggression at times when they engaged in higher levels of psychological aggression. Additionally, husbands reporting higher levels of chronic stress were more likely to engage in physical aggression overall and were more likely to engage in physical aggression when they were experiencing higher than average levels of acute stress. These results highlight how demands and supports in the context external to a marriage may affect processes within the marriage.

Language: en