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Causal attributions of married couples: when do they search for causes? What do they conclude when they do? A Holtzworth-Munroe, N S Jacobson PMID: 4020604 DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.48.6.1398 Item in Clipboard Causal attributions of married couples: when do they search for causes? What do they conclude when they do? A Holtzworth-Munroe et al. J Pers Soc Psychol. 1985 Jun. Show details Display options Display options Format Abstract PubMed PMID J Pers Soc Psychol Actions Search in PubMed Search in NLM Catalog Add to Search . 1985 Jun;48(6):1398-412. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.48.6.1398. Authors A Holtzworth-Munroe, N S Jacobson PMID: 4020604 DOI: 10.1037//0022-3514.48.6.1398 Item in Clipboard Full-text links CiteDisplay options Display options Format Abstract PubMed PMID Abstract In this study, we examined when and whether married people engage in attributional activity or form causal attributions to explain their partners' behavior. We used an indirect probe to better approximate naturally occurring cognitive activity. We also examined the content of spouses' causal attributions, using both direct and indirect probes. Spouses were asked about frequent as well as infrequent relationship events, and about partner behaviors that had positive or negative impacts on the recipient. Husbands in unsatisfying relationships reported more attributional thoughts than did happily married husbands, whereas wives in the two groups did not differ. Behaviors having negative impacts elicited more attributional activity than did positive behaviors. Behavioral frequency and impact interacted in ways contrary to predictions. Finally, distressed couples were particularly likely to report distress-maintaining attributions and were particularly unlikely to report relationship-enhancing attributions, compared with their nondistressed counterparts. Similar articles Attribution processes in distressed and nondistressed couples: 4. 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