A couple analysis of relationship perception among couples who face work demands. Issue 1 (8th January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: SWENSON, ANDREA R.; ZVONKOVIC, ANISA M.; ROJAS‐MCWHINNEY, JENNIFER; GERST, KATHERINE N.
• Is Part Of: Personal relationships. Volume 22:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 153
• Page End: 171
• Publication Date: 2015-01-08
• Subjects: Interpersonal relations -- Periodicals; 302
• DOI: 10.1111/pere.12069
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-4126

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="pere12069-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p id="pere12069-para-0001">This study addresses how couples experiencing work travel demands talk about their relationship. Using a sample of 29 couples who experience work travel, this study examines what couples in separate interviews reported regarding their relationship, and uses mixed‐method strategies to develop a typology of couples. Three different relationship types were uncovered: aware couples who consider a variety of aspects of themselves, their partners, their relationships, and their contexts as they discuss their lives; individually focused couples who discuss their relationship only in terms of themselves and their partners; and isolated couples who discuss their relationships void of context. These findings support the notion that couples have a degree of similarity when it comes to social cognitions of their relationships.</p> </abstract>