Abstract
One hundred seventeen college students recalled a serial argument with a family member. The type of serial argument (whether a public- or personal-issue argument, Johnson, Citation2002) and level of argumentativeness predicted beliefs about family serial arguments. Whether the serial argument was believed to be ego-involving, enjoyable, or related to dysfunctional outcomes predicted the level of personal harm (stress and stress-related symptoms) related to the argument.
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Acknowledgments
An earlier version of this article was presented to the Interpersonal Communication Division of the National Communication Association at their annual conference in Orlando, Florida, November, 2012.
Notes
Details about the sample size and those who were not included in the analysis can be found at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/44122922/Com_Reports_Supplemental_File.htm.
Details about the topics listed as personal- and public-issue arguments can be found at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/44122922/Com_Reports_Supplemental_File.htm.
Details about the confirmatory factor analysis can be found at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/44122922/Com_Reports_Supplemental_File.htm.