Publications

Publication details [#61638]

Smith, David A., Judith N. Biesen and Deborah E. Schooler. 2016. What a Difference a Pronoun Makes. I/We Versus You/Me and Worried Couples’ Perceptions of Their Interaction Quality. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 35 (2) : 180–205.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

marriage counseling | perception2 | problem solving | pronominalization | social interaction

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This paper examines how pronoun use affects especially troubled spouses' perceived interaction quality. Self- and other-focus appear two underlying (individual) pronoun aspects. Concern may add to interpersonal problems by reversing otherwise notable interpersonal cues.