ABSTRACT While more researchers have begun to study the work-spouse relationship and made claims that it is unique, scholars have yet to specifically examine how, if at all, communication in the work-spouse relationship is different from that with other coworkers. Facework was used as a theoretical lens to analyze data from 41 in-depth interviews with work spouses. Findings highlight how participants presented themselves in unique ways within the work-spouse relationship, how work spouses (co)managed positive and negative face needs within the relationship, and the distinctive communication that serves as the basis for these work-spouse relationships. Finally, this relational context provides evidence for the complexity of Facework Theory in close, ongoing relationships, particularly in the blurring of preventive and corrective facework.

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对个人表演和（共同）管理的面部工作的检查：工作-配偶关系中的独特交流

摘要 虽然越来越多的研究人员开始研究工作-配偶关系并声称它是独一无二的，但学者们还没有具体研究工作-配偶关系中的交流与其他同事之间的交流有什么不同。Facework 被用作理论镜头来分析来自与工作配偶的 41 次深度访谈的数据。调查结果强调了参与者如何在工作-配偶关系中以独特的方式展示自己，工作配偶（共同）如何管理关系中正面和负面的面部需求，以及作为这些工作-配偶关系基础的独特交流。最后，这种关系背景为面部护理理论在密切、持续的关系中的复杂性提供了证据，特别是在预防性和矫正性面部护理的模糊性方面。