The Influence of Expectations for Health-Related Talk on Reports of Marital Satisfaction A version of this paper was presented at the 2002 annual meeting of the National Communication Association in New Orleans,LA. |
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| Authors: | Patrick C Hughes Juliann C Scholl Kandi L Walker |
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| Institution: | 1. patrick.hughes@ttu.edu. |
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| Abstract: | The present study empirically operationalizes the health-related talk of married individuals (N?=?349) and reports on the factor structure of these health-related talk expectations and the reliability and convergent validity of the two-factor solution. Both factors were significantly correlated with participants’ self reports of marital satisfaction. Implications for the relationships between health-related talk and marriage are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Health communication Marriage Health care |
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