Contempt, Criticism, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling are key factors in predicting divorce according to Gottman's research.
Contempt is one of John Gottman's Four Horsemen of Divorce that predicts divorce. It involves mocking or deriding a partner, indicating they are inferior, and is a strong predictor of divorce.
Defensiveness is one of the ways couples engage negatively in troubled marriages, but it is NOT one of Gottman's Four Horsemen that predict divorce. Defensiveness involves making excuses and not accepting responsibility in a defensive manner.
Along with Criticizing and Stonewalling, Contempt forms the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in relationships, signifying deeply troubled marriages that lack respect and care.
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