QUALITATIVE STUDY OF COUPLES' COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIOR

描述(改编自申请人的摘要)：对NIMH的回应 PA-OO-071(附属行为和艾滋病毒/性传播疾病预防)，本申请 请求支持对动态进行纵向描述性研究 新员工之间亲密沟通、协商和行为的过程 合作伙伴(&lt；3个月)，因为他们发展了稳定的、忠诚的关系 随着时间的推移。合作伙伴将接受基线面试，并再次接受三次面试-以及 六个月后。将使用定性的方法收集关于 参与者对其共享体验的主观感知(例如，首先 日期)与他们的伴侣。定性数据将补充以下内容 收集有关特定行为的信息的定量调查问题 频率。最后，人们将被要求在他们的 日历上的关系(例如，第一次见面)，以便清楚地了解 夫妻关系中不同事件的先后顺序。这个 我们研究的主要目标是更深入地了解：(1)亲密 合作伙伴之间的沟通、谈判和行为模式是稳定的、 承诺的关系随着时间的推移而发展；(2)性别角色的方式 和规范，权力的差异影响亲密的沟通，谈判， 和行为；(3)内部决策的语言和非语言成分 夫妻；以及(4)沟通和谈判模式的方式 与行为有关。我们的研究还将促进定性和 对合作伙伴各自的共享报告进行量化审查 两性关系。研究结果将被传播，用于制定 促进夫妻关系健康的计划。

DESCRIPTION (adapted from the applicant's abstract): In response to NIMH PA-OO-071 (Affiliative Behaviors and HIV/STD Prevention), this application requests support to conduct a longitudinal, descriptive study of the dynamic process of intimate communication, negotiation, and behavior between new partners (< 3 months duration) as they develop a steady, committed relationship over time. Partners will be interviewed at baseline and again three- and six-months later. Qualitative methods will be used to collect narratives about participants' subjective perceptions of their shared experiences (e.g., first date) with their partner. The qualitative data will be supplemented with quantitative survey questions to collect information about specific behavioral frequencies. Finally, people will be asked to record important events in their relationship (e.g., first met) on a calendar in order to obtain clarity about the sequential order of different events in the couple's relationship. The primary goals of our study are to obtain greater insight into: (1) intimate communication, negotiation, and behavior patterns between partners as a steady, committed relationship is developed over time; (2) ways in which gender roles and norms, and differences in power affect intimate communication, negotiation, and behavior; (3) verbal and non-verbal components of decision-making within couples; and (4) ways in which communication and negotiation patterns are related to behavior. Our study also will facilitate qualitative and quantitative examination of partners' respective reports of their shared relationship. Study findings will be disseminated for use in the development of programs promoting relationship health in couples.