Counters conventional wisdom about marriage and divorce, providing curative techniques and describing
how marital satisfaction is not the key to marital stability, emotional divorce precedes actual divorce, and arguing can be a healthy sign.
Not exact matches
The past week has brought into our lexicon the idea of a beta marriage — a limited term
marital contract — thanks to an article in Time magazine by Jessica Bennett, «The Beta Marriage:
How Millennials Approach «I Do, «based on a (clearly unscientific) survey conducted by the USA Network in conjunction with
Satisfaction, its new TV series.
The past week has brought into our lexicon the idea of a beta marriage — a limited term
marital contract — thanks to an article in Time magazine by Jessica Bennett, «The Beta Marriage:
How Millennials Approach «I Do, «based on a (clearly unscientific) survey conducted by the USA Network in conjunction with
Satisfaction, its -LSB-...]
Here's
how we know we're right: a recent study indicates wives who are overly optimistic about their marriage have the steepest declines in
marital satisfaction, have lower self - esteem and are more stressed and physically aggressive toward their hubby.
Let's face it: having kids, no matter
how much we love them, is hard work and research shows that
marital satisfaction plummets in the first two years after the birth of a baby.
The current study contributes to understanding
how financial harmony (or lack thereof) is related to the financial conflict messages communicated during financial disagreements and which financial conflict messages contribute to, or detract from, financial communication
satisfaction and
marital satisfaction.
Unlike prior studies of
marital conflict, the current investigation focused specifically on
how married individuals» communication about finances is related to
marital satisfaction.
Therefore, the current study is designed to explore
how methods of handling financial disagreements contribute to, or detract from,
marital satisfaction.
However, scant scholarly attention has been devoted to understanding
how marital partners are communicating about a specific conflict topic, such as finances, and the impact these conflict messages would have on
marital satisfaction.
However, little empirical research has examined
how marital couples communicate about financial issues, specifically, and
how these financial communication messages contribute to, or detract from,
marital satisfaction.
In Study 1, we surveyed 697 Jewish and 300 Arab respondents to examine the extent to which daily occurrences are similarly experienced as stressful by different cultural and socio - political groups and
how those occurrences relate to life and
marital satisfaction.
Knowledge about
how couples communicate regarding financial issues is of significance to conflict scholars because it would allow us to understand the potential detriments of certain financial conflict message patterns and
how these patterns ultimately affect one's
marital satisfaction.
Active and constructive capitalization responses (i.e., those characterized by attentiveness, encouragement, and enthusiasm) are associated with more intimacy, higher
marital satisfaction, 1 and a lower likelihood of breaking up.2 In fact, capitalization is more strongly associated with relationship well - being and stability than is providing support in the face of negative events.2 This finding suggests that
how couple members support each other during the good times may be even more important than
how they behave during the bad times.
A study by Utah State University researchers assessed
how social media, television watching and gaming affects
marital conflict, perceived instability and
marital satisfaction.
Consistent with the researchers» expectations, couples who were more affectionate during the positive interaction evidenced greater
marital satisfaction and stability down the road, even after taking into account
how satisfied the couple was at the time of the lab visit.
To test if question style plays a role in the sex and
satisfaction link, researchers from Florida State University and University of Tennessee tested the link between
how often couples have sex and relationship quality by measuring
marital satisfaction two different ways.
However, researchers at the University of California — Berkeley wanted to find out if there might a genetic component that could predict
how couple interactions affect
marital satisfaction.5 Specifically, the team decided to look at the 5 - HTTLPR polymorphism in the promoter region of the serotonin transporter gene.
Couples often seek counseling to assist them with the following: communication difficulties, intimacy, emotional expressiveness, alternatives to separation or divorce, promoting family cohesiveness and cooperation, cooperative parenting, affairs, conflict resolution, sexual difficulties, balancing relationships and family responsibilities, time management to enhance couple intimacy and
satisfaction, improve
marital satisfaction, couple enrichment, strengthening partnership and committment, improving the quality of life as a couple, enhancing romantic love, learning to prioritize the marriage, couples communication assessment, exploring patterns of interaction, the development of healthy patterns of communication and behavior for new couples as they strive to build a strong foundation of love, learning
how to speak with respect and understanding with their partners, avoiding abusive and toxic interactions.
Learning
how to recognize and monitor your self - talk can have a huge impact on your
marital satisfaction and the quality of your relationship.
Coontz cites the best predictors of a man's
marital satisfaction are
how much sex he gets and
how little criticism he gets.
Studies that examine the ways in which husbands and wives affect one another's well - being, those focused on the ways in which characteristics of the
marital dyad (e.g.,
marital satisfaction, cohesion, quality) affect couple well - being, and those examining
how similar and discrepant perceptions held by husbands and wives affect outcomes are important directions to pursue.
* Read HRC's Research Brief # 1 to learn
how Marriage Education can improve communication and
marital satisfaction.
How religiosity and ethnicity affect
marital satisfaction for Jewish - Christian couples.
Additionally, family of origin factors such as toxic or healthy cognitive, emotional, or behavioral patterns, mental illness,
how effectively parents and friends express themselves while communicating their approval of dating and potential marriage partners, enmeshment with or autonomy from the family, school / work stress and related spillover, debt, health, and functional and dysfunctional interactions with family members, can each exert an influence on dating relationships and future
marital quality, stability, and
satisfaction (Larson and Holman 1994; Holman 2001; Larson 2003).
Check out these studies to see
how smiling, a kiss before work, and a change in language can make a big difference in your
marital satisfaction.
Aleja is currently working on her Master's thesis which will focus on
how negative
marital attitudes impact dating decisions and relationship
satisfaction.
A good indicator of
marital satisfaction is
how a couple recalls their past.
Openness to experience is another positive area for
marital satisfaction, though it appears from a cultural and sociological standpoint, that no matter
how open people are to experience, it is the female partner in a marriage that determines the frequency and happening of the sexual relationship.
It may feel weird when you are just dating and kids seem far off, but the conversation of
how you want to raise your kids will have a huge impact on your
marital satisfaction.
This model suggests that
marital satisfaction is a mediating variable in understanding
how victimization and depression severity relate.
We explore gender differences in older adults» appraisals of positive and negative aspects of their marriages, examine
how these appraisals relate to global
marital satisfaction, and identify distinctive
marital profiles associated with global
satisfaction in men and women.
Person - centered approaches can identify different styles of evaluating marriage that individuals may have (i.e., profiles), and
how these relate to global
marital satisfaction in men and women.
They also asked about
marital satisfaction and
how many times the person had thought about divorce.
How you manage each other's needs affects both your short and long - term
marital satisfaction.
We created a two - item measure of global
marital satisfaction (α =.84) by summing responses to the questions: «
How happy are you with your marriage?»
This analysis allowed us to identify which specific aspects of
marital interactions and combinations therein contribute to one's overall level of
marital satisfaction, and
how their relative contributions differ by gender.
The Journal of Psychology and Aging published a 2009 study showed
how couple - focused language can boost
marital satisfaction.
This study examined
how sensitive support provision and receipt were related to
marital outcomes in a sample of 57 happily married, middle - class couples from the Midwestern U.S. To assess
how observed supportive behaviors may be differentially associated with self - reported support
satisfaction,
marital love, and
marital conflict for men and women, we utilized a series of Actor Partner Interdependence Models (APIM).
Learning
how to ask for what you need is a simple, yet very effective tool that can greatly improve your
marital satisfaction.
(iv) To examine
how infertility and treatment characteristics predict the quality and change of
marital relationships within the ART group, we conducted repeated - measure MANOVAs on dyadic consensus,
marital satisfaction, dyadic cohesion and expression of affection at T2 and T3.
Mothers of children with and without sleep problems did not differ in
how they were coping, their stress, their family functioning, or their
marital satisfaction (Table 2).
They gauge their
marital satisfaction based on
how much fun they are having.
A key to long term
marital satisfaction is learning
how to properly invest in each other.