A Pronoun Analysis of Couples’ Support Transactions

Frontiers in Psychology

Céline Hinnekens¹ 

关键词: close relationships;    we-ness;    support interactions;    pronoun analyses;    relationship satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00077

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The present study collected data about couples’ level of relationship quality and their usage of pronouns that express we-ness or separateness in the context of support interactions. The sample consisted of 48 couples in a long-term relationship who provided questionnaire data and participated in two videotaped social support interaction tasks. Couples’ videotaped interactions were subsequently coded for the number of personal pronouns—we-words (e.g., we, ours, ourselves) versus you and me-words (e.g., me, mine, you, yours)—used by both partners.

【 授权许可】

CC BY