Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender couples need therapists who understand
the distinct quality of their relationships.
Not exact matches
The three marital
quality domains (
relationship satisfaction, supportive spouse behaviors, and free time spent with the spouse) were correlated with each other in the expected direction; these correlation coefficients ranged from.17 to.45, indicating that these factors assessed related but
distinct aspects
of marital
quality (shared variance ranging from.030 to.203).
[7] Although recent studies have indicated that maternal warmth, praise, and
quality of relationship are associated with reductions
of behavior problems in adolescents and adults with autism, and that maternal criticisms are associated with maladaptive behaviors and symptoms, these ideas are
distinct from the refrigerator mother hypothesis.
In this conceptualization, the structural properties
of couple
relationships are
distinct from
relationship quality.
The Dyadic Model
of Alcohol Use and Marital
Quality among Older Couples also incorporates gender role theory, which suggests that men and women have
distinct roles and that women's identities are more linked to nurturance and
relationships (Bernard, 1972).
In contrast to the established approach which shows that marital interaction is a part
of the positive dimension
of marital /
relationships quality (Johnson et al., 1986), we argue that the shared activity is a
distinct dimension that could be conducive to both positive and negative dimension
of marital /
relationship quality.
This suggests that an assessment
of marital
quality is conceptually
distinct from an assessment
of the sexual
relationship.
While the correlations
of these exposure variables suggest they are somewhat
distinct general family constructs, our results suggest that family functioning and parent - adolescent
relationship quality may have similar influences on weight and related outcomes.