Not exact matches
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY - Feb 7 - Marital
satisfaction, so critical to health and happiness, generally
declines over time.
The CBCT condition had a greater
decline in PTSD symptoms and greater improvement in patient - reported relationship
satisfaction over time compared with the wait list.
Growth curve analyses indicated that these wives experienced
declines in their
satisfaction over time [in study 1, b = − 0.17, SE = 0.05, t (234) = − 3.23, P < 0.01; in study 2, b = − 0.21, SE = 0.06, t (156) = − 3.40, P < 0.01].
It is well - established that relationship
satisfaction generally
declines over time (hence the phrase, for example, «honeymoon phase»).
In a recent meta - analysis (i.e., a study that statistically combines similar results from numerous other studies), researchers examined evidence of the effects of attachment on long - term relationships across 31 published studies.4 The researchers wanted to know whether having an insecure attachment style might exert additional influence on the typical
decline in relationship
satisfaction over time, by making that
decline even steeper as
time goes on.
However,
satisfaction with life then increases
over time after these initial
declines.
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).
Indeed, individuals in arranged marriages tend to enjoy love and
satisfaction levels that are comparable to those in love - based marriages.4, 5 Considering that marital quality typically
declines over time in love - based marriages6 and that individuals generally report low levels of love during the early stages of arranged marriages, 7 it seems that those in arranged marriages often learn to cherish their partners
over time.
Even if a relationship isn't on the rocks, marital
satisfaction tends to
decline over time, Finkel says.
Marriage revitalization Did you know that marital
satisfaction does not have to
decline over time?
Marital
satisfaction tends to
decline over time and many studies point to parents of adolescents as having the last marital
satisfaction.