Abstract

Disagreements surrounding finances often impact relationships and may even lead to divorce. Financial conversations, then, emerge as the strongest “tug-of-war” opponent to the successful partnership couples hope to achieve, so researchers must identify strategies to positively talk about money. This study seeks to identify communication strategies married partners employ to successfully discuss money. This study takes an exploratory approach utilizing open-ended surveys. The narratives from 53 participants revealed that couples enact the maintenance strategies of understanding, sharing tasks, relationship talks, and self-disclosure to achieve positive financial conversations. Moreover, because one-third of the data focused on the importance of establishing rules and goals, couples should make it a priority to set clear rules and goals for their conversations revolving around money.

摘要

围绕财务的分歧通常会影响人际关系，甚至可能导致离婚。因此，财务对话成为成功夫妻希望实现的最强大的“拔河”对手，因此研究人员必须确定积极谈论金钱的策略。本研究旨在确定已婚伴侣为成功讨论金钱而采用的沟通策略。本研究采用开放式调查的探索性方法。来自 53 名参与者的叙述表明，夫妻制定了理解、分担任务、关系谈话和自我表露的维持策略，以实现积极的财务对话。此外，因为三分之一的数据集中在建立规则和目标的重要性上，