TY - JOUR
T1 - A Meta-Analytical Review of the Demand/Withdraw Pattern of Interaction and its Associations with Individual, Relational, and Communicative Outcomes
AU - Schrodt, Paul
AU - Witt, Paul L.
AU - Shimkowski, Jenna R.
PY - 2014/1
Y1 - 2014/1
N2 - This meta-analysis reviews the findings of 74 studies (N = 14,255) examining the associations between the demand/withdraw pattern of interaction and individual, relational, and communicative outcomes. When both the individual behaviors of demanding and withdrawing and the pattern of demand/withdraw are considered collectively, the cumulative evidence indicates a moderate, meaningful relationship between demand/withdraw and overall outcomes (r=.360). Similar overall effect sizes were observed for wife demand/husband withdraw (r=.380) and husband demand/wife withdraw (r=.392), although the overall effect size for demand/withdraw patterns in studies that included distressed/clinical participants (r=.413) was greater in magnitude than that obtained for studies that included nondistressed participants (r=.345). On average, higher correlations were observed for relational (r=.423) and communicative outcomes (r=.418) than for demographic (r=.239) and well-being outcomes (r=.249).
AB - This meta-analysis reviews the findings of 74 studies (N = 14,255) examining the associations between the demand/withdraw pattern of interaction and individual, relational, and communicative outcomes. When both the individual behaviors of demanding and withdrawing and the pattern of demand/withdraw are considered collectively, the cumulative evidence indicates a moderate, meaningful relationship between demand/withdraw and overall outcomes (r=.360). Similar overall effect sizes were observed for wife demand/husband withdraw (r=.380) and husband demand/wife withdraw (r=.392), although the overall effect size for demand/withdraw patterns in studies that included distressed/clinical participants (r=.413) was greater in magnitude than that obtained for studies that included nondistressed participants (r=.345). On average, higher correlations were observed for relational (r=.423) and communicative outcomes (r=.418) than for demographic (r=.239) and well-being outcomes (r=.249).
KW - Communication
KW - Conflict
KW - Demand
KW - Distress
KW - Marital Satisfaction
KW - Well-being
KW - Withdraw
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84894647434&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03637751.2013.813632
DO - 10.1080/03637751.2013.813632
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84894647434
SN - 0363-7751
VL - 81
SP - 28
EP - 58
JO - Communication Monographs
JF - Communication Monographs
IS - 1
ER -