西方婚姻沟通研究进展述评

Marital Communication Research in Western Countries

目前西方婚姻研究领域的主流——婚姻沟通研究表现出三大进展:从个体研究视角转向互动视角;从单一维度划分沟通类型转向功能性的划分;从人格影响因素的探索转向权力结构的探索。该领域未来的研究趋势应集中在关注积极互动、扩展研究范式、探索调节或中介机制、探讨夫妻权力的不同层面以及重新评价人格因素的影响等方面。

Marital communication is the main focus of contemporary marital research in western countries. This article illuminates the three advances of marital communication research： The new conception which now pays more attention to communication patterns over individual behaviors,the shift from unidimensional classification of behaviors or patterns to categorization based on function of behaviors,and the new direction of antecedent investigation which turn from personality to power. The future research should focus on married couples’ positive interaction,development of more effective research paradigms,exploration of potential moderators and mediators between communication and marital satisfaction,investigation of different aspects of marital power,and reevaluation of personality impact on couple＇s communication.