Relational turbulence theory (RTT) suggests that people perceive their romantic relationships as turbulent when they experience interactions that manifest the deleterious effects of relational uncertainty and altered patterns of interdependence. RTT also positions communication in these episodes as associated with subsequent relational uncertainty and qualities of interdependence. Using three-wave panel data collected at three-week intervals, this study evaluates (a) how communication in serial argument episodes predict relationship parameters (i.e., relational uncertainty and qualities of interdependence), (b) how relationship parameters predict serial argument occurrence, directness, and valence, and (c) whether over time variability in qualities of serial argument communication predict subsequent relational turbulence. Results indicated limited support for reciprocal, between-wave associations between relationship qualities and serial argument communication; however, over time variability in the valence of serial argument communication was associated with higher levels of relational turbulence after 6 weeks. Implications for RTT and research on serial arguments are discussed.

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浪漫关系中关系动荡理论和系列争论的纵向检验


关系动荡理论（RTT）表明，当人们经历的互动表现出关系不确定性和相互依赖模式改变的有害影响时，他们就会认为自己的浪漫关系是动荡的。 RTT 还将这些事件中的沟通定位为与随后的关系不确定性和相互依赖的质量相关。本研究使用每三周收集的三波面板数据来评估（a）连续争论事件中的沟通如何预测关系参数（即关系不确定性和相互依赖的质量），（b）关系参数如何预测连续争论的发生，直接性和效价，以及（c）连续论证沟通质量随时间的变化是否可以预测随后的关系动荡。结果表明，对关系质量和串行论证沟通之间的相互、波间关联的支持有限；然而，随着时间的推移，连续争论沟通效价的变化与六周后更高水平的关系动荡相关。讨论了 RTT 和串行参数研究的影响。