The Demand-Withdraw Pattern is a recurrent interactional cycle in couples communication wherein one partner persistently advances demands for change or engagement (demand) while the other partner systematically avoids or retreats from the interaction (withdraw), thereby perpetuating conflict and emotional disconnection.
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Demand-withdraw CycleDemand-withdraw Interaction
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- ACAndrew Christensen
University of California, Los Angeles, United States
18 publications · 3.9K citations
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- JPJohn P. Caughlin
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, United States
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7 publications
596 citations
Pepperdine University
Malibu, United States
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12 publications
574 citations
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, United States
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University of Washington
Seattle, United States
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Iowa State University
Ames, United States
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
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University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, United States
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- Journal of Family Psychology
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- Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
JSPR · 9 publications · 542 citations
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- Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
9 publications · 2.1K citations
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- Personal Relationships
PR · 5 publications · 421 citations
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- Human Communication Research
4 publications · 330 citations
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