What Do We Do When We Discuss? A Micro-genetic Analysis of Couples’ Conflict

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dc.contributor.authorFossa, Pablo
dc.contributor.authorMolina, María Elisa
dc.contributor.authorPuerta, Sofía de la
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-08T03:58:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-08T03:58:47Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThis article focuses on dialogic discursive dynamics present in couples’ conversations about unresolved conflicts. The phenomenon of conflict is addressed as a semiotically mediated process of co-construction of the self and the relationship. The purpose of this article is to report on patterns of meaning construction in couples’ conflict, with the identification of strategies that promote or hinder resolution. A qualitative exploratory approach was used to focus on the interactional process at the micro-processing level. Eight married couples participated in the study. The procedure considered asking the couple to discuss unresolved conflict. Recorded data of couples’ dialogues were transcribed to text and assessed through semiotic analysis using a microgenetic protocol (Molina, Del Río, & Tapia, 2015). The results document the use of strategies for conflict regulation such as psychological distancing, opposition, and generalisation on the border between protecting the bond and regulating tension. The dynamics of non-resolution manifested in polarisation and rigid patterns with increased tension. The ‘in-motion’ nature of dialogue about conflict is pushed by the semiotic tension that induces variations in subjective positions manifested in speech and actions.
dc.identifier.citationFossa, Pablo & Molina, María Elisa & Puerta, Sofía & Barr, Michelle & Tapia-Villanueva, Luis. (2016). What Do We Do When We Discuss? A Micro-genetic Analysis of Couples’ Conflict. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy. 37. 105-118. 10.1002/anzf.1136.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11447/1178
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anzf.1136
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectCouple conflict
dc.subjectDialogic discursive dynamics
dc.subjectSemiotic mediation
dc.subjectMeaning construction process
dc.subjectRegulation of tension
dc.titleWhat Do We Do When We Discuss? A Micro-genetic Analysis of Couples’ Conflict
dc.typeArtículo

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