ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Shared Negative Emotional Behaviors during Marital Interactions Predicts the Usage of We Pronouns By Both Spouses
- Dyan Connelly
University of California, Berkeley - Kuan-Hua Chen
University of California, Berkeley - Marcela Otero
University of California, Berkeley - Barbara Fredrickson
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Robert Levenson
University of California, Berkeley
Abstract
Previous research shows that the pronouns couples use when discussing a marital conflict reflect the emotional nature of their interaction. In a sample of 146 couples in long-term marriages we found that greater use of we pronouns was associated with lower levels of negative emotional behaviors.
Emotion
