In general, ____ wives and african american couples use more accommodating and fewer destructive and quiet withdrawal behaviors over time, which in turn leads to a decreased likelihood of divorce.
Gottman and Leveson found about European American spouses and African American couples about separation that they use more accommodating and less destructive and quiet withdrawal behaviors over time which shows that they are searching for approaches to defuse strife and are working through troublesome issues all the more viably. These finding clarify why the chances for separate are higher prior in marriage: couples wedded for shorter circumstances are less ready to bargain viably with strife.