Bristol [96] reported high levels of cohesion and expressiveness among parents of children with ASD to be associated with greater competence and acceptance of the child, and
greater marital happiness, respectively.
According to Douglas Abbot (2003), there are at least three really important principles that can lead us toward
greater marital happiness and stability: (1) Change our behavior; (2) Change our attitude; and (3) Change our heart.
One study, conducted by Dr. John Gottman, renowned for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction, showed that anger expressed by women during conflict was associated with greater marital unhappiness at the time, but with
greater marital happiness of the couple years in the future.
Not exact matches
And as Johnson and Loscocco note, married black couples are at
greater risk of divorce; they have lower
marital happiness and satisfaction than white spouses; they disagree more than white spouses about such things as sex, kids and money; and black women get less benefits from marriage than white women and even black men do.
Managing
marital finances in a smart and responsible way will give your children a
great example to follow and will likely bring additional harmony,
happiness, and financial security to your home and family.
Higher EC is associated with
greater happiness, better mental and physical health, more satisfying social and
marital relationships and
greater occupational success.
Feeling involved is also good for dads because they have a
greater sense of self,
greater general wellbeing,
marital stability and relationship
happiness.
C. People who only ever cohabited with the person they marry, after having mutually clarified plans for marriage, are at no
greater risk for divorce or lower
marital happiness than those who wait until marriage to live together.
In sum, these findings seem to indicate that the
greater the similarities in religious beliefs and behaviors, the higher the
marital happiness.
Although the underlying mechanisms of these advantages for boys are not clear, it is plausible that
greater marital stability and parental
happiness decrease parental stress in families with sons.