Hard Interview Process Paper

The most common trait that is related to the failure or success of marriage is the ability to communicate with one another. When a couple is consumed with negativity and unresolved conflicts it can affect both the past and the future of the relationship. Like in most relationships there are both happy and bad memories. However, if the relationship is filled with unresolved conflict and negatively it can be hard to remember the positive times or why you got married in the first. Without proper communication skills couples can easily create a hostile environment for the marriage to grow and overcome hard times. Constructive support is generally better for the relationship rather than negativity or detachment as many couples have learned the hard …show more content…
Ranging from how well they think their partner communicates, or doesn’t communicate, areas in their marriage and everyday life that they themselves could work on. How open they feel they could be with one another, especially about sensitive topics. The survey and interview process would also examined how every day the influences such as race, sex, gender, age, religious domination and years of marriage effect communication between couples. Each survey question is handpicked by myself and is used for multipurpose. Meaning I would be looking to see how each participant answered questions and seeing if they was any noticeable patterns about their answers. The survey (refer to appendix B) would be 20 questions however, still enough to gain an understanding if that couple would be qualified to be included in my study and move forward in the interview …show more content…
I would also be monitoring how they resolved normal daily conflicts with one another while be recorded. To create a conflict situation I would ask them how they view one another, and to act out how they felt their partner acted when dealing with a high stress situations, like role playing how they viewed one another. This would give each person an idea of how their partner actually views them and I could monitor their reactions and responses. The point of this focus group is to see how married couples would react in high and low conflict situations if they knew or at least thought they were consistently being recorded. I would also analyze body language between couples, the elevation in tones of voices and word choices. Focus group sessions would begin by May 1st, taking place at my place of employment which is only minutes from KSU. Each session would last about an hour so the participants in each session won’t get restless or feel overwhelmed by the nature of the personal questions being