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Communication Research, Vol. 33, No. 5, 391-418 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0093650206291482

A Relational Turbulence Model of Communication About Irritations in Romantic Relationships

Jennifer A. Theiss

Rutgers University

Denise Haunani Solomon

Pennsylvania State University

The authors examined the impact of intimacy, relational uncertainty, and a partner’s interference on the directness of communication about relational irritations. The authors hypothesized that directness has (a) a positive association with the perceived negativity of irritations, intimacy, and self uncertainty; (b) a negative association with relationship uncertainty; (c) a negative association with partner uncertainty that is mediated by relationship uncertainty; and (d) a positive association with a partner’s interference that is mediated by the perceived negativity of irritations. The authors conducted a longitudinal Web-based survey in which individuals in romantic associations reported on qualities of their relationships once per week for 6 weeks. A structural equation model of data from the first week was consistent with the authors’ hypotheses. Longitudinal analyses of the full data set using hierarchical linear modeling provided mixed support for the authors’ predictions. The article discusses the implications of the findings for understanding both communicative directness and turbulence within developing dating relationships.

Key Words: interpersonal communication • conflict • intimacy • relational uncertainty • interdependence


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