Communication Patterns Questionnaire – Short Form – Chinese Version

Description

The Communication Patterns Questionnaire-Short Form (CPQ-SF) assesses couples’ communication styles through various situations and responses, employing a Likert scale where 1 to 9 indicates a range from “most unlikely” (最不可能) to “most likely” (最可能).

Authors and Contact Email

Li Qiang and others (Email information not available).

Purpose

The purpose of this questionnaire is to evaluate the communication styles of couples and their relationship with factors such as marital quality and depression levels.

Test Year

Information not available.

Administration Method and Scoring

The questionnaire is administered as a self-report tool where participants rate their communication behaviors during discussions about issues or problems using a scale from 1 to 9.

Reliability and Validity

Research indicates that the communication styles utilized by couples in a healthy group (对照组) are more proactive and constructive, leading to higher communication quality compared to clinical group (临床组) responses that exhibit more negative communication styles.

Factors and Subscales

The study identifies that constructive communication significantly positively predicts one’s perceived marital quality, while avoidance and demand-avoidance communication negatively predict it.

Keywords

Couples Communication, Marital Quality, Depression, Constructive Communication, Negative Communication

Items in Chinese

1. 双方都避免谈论此事。
2. 双方都试图讨论此事。
3. 女人想讨论此事而男人却试图回避。
4. 男人想讨论此事而女人却试图回避。
5. 双方都试图将自己的感受向对方表达。
6. 双方互相指责、控诉、批评。
7. 双方都提出可能的解决方法，互相妥协。
8. 女人施加压力、抱怨或要求，而男人则退缩、沉默，或拒绝进一步讨论此事。
9. 男人施加压力、抱怨或要求，而女人则退缩、沉默，或拒绝进一步讨论此事。
10. 女人批评而男人为自己辩解。
11. 男人批评而女人为自己辩解。

Items in English

1. Both spouses avoid discussing the problem.
2. Both spouses try to discuss the problem.
3. Female tries to start a discussion while male tries to avoid a discussion.
4. Male tries to start a discussion while female tries to avoid a discussion.
5. Both spouses express feelings to each other.
6. Both spouses blame, accuse, or criticize each other.
7. Both spouses suggest possible solutions and compromises.
8. Female pressures, nags, or demands while male withdraws, becomes silent, or refuses to discuss the matter further.
9. Male pressures, nags, or demands while female withdraws, becomes silent, or refuses to discuss the matter further.
10. Female criticizes while male defends himself.
11. Male criticizes while female defends herself.

References

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