Age-Related Changes in Demand-Withdraw Communication Behaviors

Demand-withdraw communication is a set of conflict-related behaviors in which one partner blames or pressures while the other partner withdraws or avoids. The present study examined age-related changes in these behaviors longitudinally over the course of later life stages. One hundred twenty-seven middleaged and older long-term married couples were observed at 3 time points across 13 years as t…