Problem:
Other researchers have identified a female-demand/male-withdraw interaction pattern. Which of the following are true of this pattern? Check all that apply. Critics of the female-demand/male-withdraw interaction pattern argue that it is not gender but rather the person who desires a change that determines who demands and who withdraws in a given situation. Research on gay male couples finds a demand/withdraw pattern, but research on lesbian couples does not find this pattern. In stepfamilies, wives are likely to make more demands and husbands are less likely to withdraw than their counterparts in first marriages. The female-demand/male-withdraw interaction pattern leaves both partners feeling misunderstood and thus decreases marital satisfaction.