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Surveying 17,245 Californians who took one of several programs available for couples, HRC found a statewide average increase of more than 13 %
in relationship satisfaction immediately after taking a Marriage Education course, and that this improvement increased to 16 % after -LSB-...] Read more»
3 Yet another meta - analysis found that neuroticism (i.e., the proclivity to experience negative emotions), long - established as the personality trait with the most impact on relationship success, accounted for less than 5 % of variance
in relationship satisfaction over time.4 All in all, factors beyond the reach of matching algorithms likely account for over 95 % of couples» long - term relationship satisfaction.
Sixty - two percent of the CBCT patients reported a clinically significant improvement
in their relationship satisfaction on the DAS and 100 % were classified as satisfied in their relationship according to a DAS score of 98 or higher at the end of treatment.
This is another potential methodological drawback of some aforementioned
studies in that relationship satisfaction was not measured inherently; rather, it was measured by evaluating divorce rates (e.g., Bahr & Chadwick, 1985).
So stressful, in fact, that research shows that the average relationship takes a big dip
in relationship satisfaction from the time the first child is born until the youngest child leaves the home.
Research from the Bringing Baby Home program developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman shows that almost 2/3 of couples report a decline
in relationship satisfaction up to three years after having a baby.
However, both life and relationship satisfaction decrease over time, with greater declines
seen in relationship satisfaction relative to life satisfaction (likely because the addition of a child detracts from time romantic partners can spend together).
Hhaving sex for avoidance goals may provide a daily
boost in relationship satisfaction compared to not having sex at all (although not nearly as much of a boost as having sex for approach goals!).
The restriction of freedom in the early parenting years may be a particular important mechanism underlying the steep decline
in relationship satisfaction among parents of children aged two years or lower (Twenge et al. [2003]; Nelson et al. [2014]-RRB-.
Thus, perhaps the decline
in relationship satisfaction often reported by new parents is not only caused by the strains of parenthood, but also by a return to the base rates of relationship satisfaction, similar to those of women who did not become pregnant.
In order to further elaborate on the findings from this data and illustrate the importance of father participation, Table 7 illustrated the percentage of mothers who report no change or positive change
in their relationship satisfaction at Time 2 based on expectations and perceptions of actual behavior.
The purpose of this research was to explore the theoretical assumption that if a mother's expectations of her partner are not fulfilled, she will experience a decline
in relationship satisfaction despite the reduction in role strain afforded her by maternal leave to care for her child.
While it's true that many couples face a decline
in relationship satisfaction when they become parents, there are also couples whose relationships maintain strength, and even improve during parenthood [1].
Approximately 67 % of couples report a significant drop
in relationship satisfaction in the first year of becoming parents or expanding their family (The Gottman Institute).