OBJECTIVE Psychological aggression is common in intimate relationships, yet only a subset of psychologically aggressive couples also engage in physical violence. We examine two factors proposed to identify which psychologically aggressive couples display physical violence, emphasizing (a) couples' negative and ineffective communication during relationship-focused conversations and (b) the demands imposed upon couples by chronic social and economic disadvantage. METHOD From 862 spouses (431 couples), we collected self-report data on psychological and physical aggression, observational data capturing the quality of their communication, and self-report data assessing established indicators of socioeconomic vulnerability. Tests of moderation were conducted with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). RESULTS The association between psychological and physical aggression was stronger among couples who displayed lower-quality communication and among couples facing higher levels of socioeconomic disadvantage. The moderating effect of couple communication remained significant after controlling for socioeconomic disadvantage, and the moderating effect of socioeconomic disadvantage remained significant after controlling for communication. All effects remained after controlling for relationship satisfaction. CONCLUSIONS Specific communication skills and broad indices of socioeconomic vulnerability make independent contributions to acts of physical aggression among psychologically aggressive couples. Conceptual frameworks are needed to integrate these two levels of analysis, and intervention models are needed that identify at-risk couples and that modify the conditions that heighten their likelihood of physical aggression.

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人际关系中的言语攻击何时与身体暴力有关？

目的 心理攻击在亲密关系中很常见，但只有一小部分心理攻击的夫妻也会参与身体暴力。我们研究了两个提出的因素，以确定哪些心理攻击性夫妻表现出身体暴力，强调（a）夫妻在以关系为中心的对话中的消极和无效沟通，以及（b）长期的社会和经济劣势对夫妻的要求。方法 从 862 名配偶（431 对夫妇）中，我们收集了关于心理和身体攻击的自我报告数据、捕捉他们沟通质量的观察数据以及评估社会经济脆弱性既定指标的自我报告数据。使用结构方程建模 (SEM) 进行适度测试。结果显示，在沟通质量较低的夫妻和面临较高社会经济劣势的夫妻中，心理和身体攻击之间的关联更强。在控制社会经济劣势后，夫妻沟通的调节作用仍然显着，在控制了沟通后，社会经济劣势的调节作用仍然显着。在控制了关系满意度后，所有影响仍然存在。结论 特定的沟通技巧和广泛的社会经济脆弱性指数对心理攻击性夫妻的身体攻击行为有独立的贡献。需要概念框架来整合这两个层次的分析，