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Conflict in marraige: implications for working with couples.

F D Fincham1, S R Beach

  • 1fincham@cf.ac.uk

Annual Review of Psychology
|March 12, 2004
PubMed
Summary

Marital conflict research offers a clear view of conflict behaviors but lacks a unified theory. A goal-directed framework can integrate treatment, prevention, and future research for healthier relationships.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Over 25 years of marital conflict research has detailed conflict behaviors but its clinical relevance is debated.
  • Current research is largely atheoretical, hindering the development of effective interventions.
  • Marital conflict significantly impacts mental, physical, and family health.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the impact of marital conflict on health and its nature.
  • To propose a unified theoretical framework for marital conflict research and clinical practice.
  • To illustrate how a goal-directed conceptualization can integrate treatment, prevention, and research.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on marital conflict.
  • Analysis of theoretically grounded advances in the field.
  • Conceptualization of marital conflict behavior as goal-directed.

Main Results:

  • A clear understanding of marital conflict behavior's topography exists.
  • The clinical utility of current conflict research remains controversial.
  • A goal-directed framework offers an integrative approach to marital conflict.

Conclusions:

  • A unified theoretical framework is needed to advance marital conflict research and clinical applications.
  • Conceptualizing marital conflict as goal-directed provides a promising integrative model.
  • This framework can guide future research, treatment strategies, and prevention efforts.

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