Marital
Conflict and Adjustment: Speech Nonfluencies in Intimate Disclosure
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Elizabeth L. Paul, Kathleen M. White, Joseph C. Speisman, and Daryl
Costos
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| Abstract |
| Speech nonfluency in response to
questions about the marital relationship was used to assess anxiety. Subjects were
31 husbands and 31 wives, all white, college educated, from middle- to lower-middle-class
families, and ranging from 20 to 30 years of age. Three types of nonfluencies were
coded: filled pauses, unfilled pauses, and repetitions. Speech-disturbance
ratios were computed by dividing the sum of speech nonfluencies by the total words
spoken. The results support the notion that some issues within marriage are more
sensitive and/or problematic than others, and that, in an interview situation, gender
interacts with question content in the production of nonfluencies. |
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| Paul, E., K.
White, J. Speisman, & D. Costos 1987?? Marital Conflict and Adjustment: Speech
Nonfluencies in Intimate Disclosure. In Journal of Genetic Psychology 149/2:
175-189. |
