Resumen de Comparing romantic partners’ perceptions of hurtful communication during conflict conversations
Stacy L. Young, Amy M. Bippus, Norah E. Dunbar
Romantic partners discussed an issue of conflict in their relationship and then a modified stimulated recall methodology was used to examine partners’ perceptions of hurtful messages. Individuals attributed more hurtful statements to their partners than to themselves and interactants often did not agree upon which comments were potentially hurt eliciting. The volume of hurtful statements and the extent to which partners matched when identifying hurtful communication were associated with relational quality for males only. This study provides a methodological expansion that supports and provides nuance to prior hurtful-message research. It further underscores the importance of gleaning perceptions of hurt from both parties on the same hurt-evoking interaction soon after it occurs.
