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Claudia Sánchez Bravo1, Alejandra Watty Martínez1
1a Department of Psychology , National Institute of Perinatology , Mexico City , Mexico.
Abstract:
Marital problems have multiple causes. One factor leading to marital dissatisfaction is communication, both the inability to communicate in certain areas and the way in which communication is made. One hundred four Mexican couples who attend a reproductive health care institution in Mexico City took part in this study. The relationship between the amount and style of communication was studied in order to develop profiles with explanatory indicators. A study was carried out with two samples (men and women) that were classified in terms of marital satisfaction or dissatisfaction. Indicators related to marital satisfaction are talking about the marital relationship, discussing work (women and men), communicating about sexuality (women). Indicators of marital dissatisfaction are talking about children, having and perceiving a reserved and negative style of communication (men), having and perceiving a negative and violent style of communication (women).
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