Jealousy and Electronic Intrusion Mediated by Relationship Uncertainty in Married and Cohabiting Couples During COVID-19

Most theories dealing with the escalation of intimate violence have examined the components of escalation, rather than the dynamic processes involved. This paper develops a theoretical model addressing the structure and dynamics of escalation. To develop the model, we studied the transition between nonviolent and violent realities of cohabitant couples from the male partner's perspective. A sample of 25 interviews was selected from a database consisting of 120 in-depth qualitative interviews that were collected for a larger study dealing with the experience of violence among cohabiting couples that remained together in spite of the violence. Sampling, data collection, and data analysis followed the principles of grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, 1967). Findings indicate that the men interviewed perceive themselves as entitled and obligated to defend their dyadic existential frameworks, while recognizing the costs and benefits involved in the use of violence to achieve this end. These men tend to create the rules, judge when the rules are being infringed upon, and take steps to enforce the rules. Their evaluation of the extent of their control over their own actions and the related cost–benefit considerations are highly influential in their attempts to reestablish the lost balance in their dyadic life. The process of constructing a reaction to their partner's behavior consists of two distinctive but interrelated phases: (a) identifying an action by the partner and constructing it into being worthy of reaction; (b) constructing an appropriate reaction. Men's construction of the escalation process is not random or situational, but rather constructed within a set of personal, interpersonal, and socially recognized scripts that delineate the boundaries of the entire process. Theoretical and practical implications for assessing the risk of violence and subsequent societal reaction are suggested, as well as directions for future research.

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Stability and Change in the Division of Labor among Cohabiting Couples

Sociological Forum ◽

10.1111/j.1573-7861.2010.01207.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 25 (4) ◽

pp. 677-702 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Amanda Miller ◽

Sharon Sassler

Keyword(s):

Division Of Labor ◽

Stability And Change ◽

Cohabiting Couples

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The Educational Homogamy Gap Between Married and Cohabiting Couples in Latin America

Population Research and Policy Review ◽

10.1007/s11113-012-9263-4 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 81-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Albert Esteve ◽

Robert McCaa ◽

Luis Ángel López

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Educational Homogamy ◽

Cohabiting Couples

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Spillover and Crossover Effects of Work-Family Conflict among Married and Cohabiting Couples

Society and Mental Health ◽

10.1177/2156869318813006 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 35-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Deniz Yucel ◽

Beth A. Latshaw

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Job Satisfaction ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Family Conflict ◽

Married Couples ◽

Work Family Conflict ◽

Crossover Effects ◽

Cohabiting Couples ◽

Work Family

The present study uses Wave 8 of the German Family Panel to test the spillover and crossover effects of work-family conflict on job satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, and mental health for individuals (actor effects) as well as their spouses/partners (partner effects) in dual-earning couples. We further contribute by assessing whether the results vary by gender and union type. Results suggest that among married couples, for job satisfaction, there are no gender differences in actor effects (but gender differences in partner effects), and actor and partner effects remain distinct. For relationship satisfaction, there are no gender differences in actor or partner effects, but both effects remain distinct. For mental health, however, there are gender differences in actor effects (but not in partner effects), and both effects remain distinct. Among cohabitors, there are no differences in actor effects by gender, and adding in partner effects does not significantly improve the models predicting all three outcomes. Some results also suggest differences in relationship dynamics between married and cohabiting couples.

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The Division of Housework Among “Remarried” Couples

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/019251397018002005 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 205-223 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

ORIEL SULLIVAN

Keyword(s):

Multivariate Analysis ◽

Survey Data ◽

Focus Of Attention ◽

Significant Issue ◽

Representative Survey ◽

Housework Time ◽

Cohabiting Couples ◽

Division Of Housework ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

Remarried Couples

There are only a limited number of studies comparing housework among couples and individuals in different marital statuses, and the focus of attention has tended to be on married compared to cohabiting couples. This article focuses on differences between couples where one or more partner is remarried or recohabiting and those where both partners are in their first married or cohabiting relationships, using nationally representative survey data from Britain. It is shown in multivariate analysis that women in their second-plus partnerships contribute less in terms of their proportion of total housework time than women in their first partnerships. However, there is no effect for the man's number of previous partnerships or for current marital/cohabiting status. It is argued that the significant issue is interaction and negotiation with a subsequent partner in the light of experience gained from the breakdown of one or more previous married/cohabiting relationships.

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Children in three contexts: Family, education and social development

Children Australia ◽

10.1017/s1035077200007173 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 23-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Sotirios Sarantakos

Keyword(s):

Social Development ◽

Primary School ◽

Family Environment ◽

School Children ◽

Married Couples ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Family Education ◽

Heterosexual Couples ◽

Cohabiting Couples ◽

The Relationship

This paper explores the relationship between family environment and behaviour of primary school children living in three family contexts. It uses data from studies including children of married heterosexual couples, cohabiting heterosexual couples and homosexual couples, and examines the extent to which these children differ with regard to scholastic achievement and aspects of social development. It shows that in the majority of cases, the most successful are children of married couples, followed by children of cohabiting couples and finally by children of homosexual couples.

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