Marital Satisfaction and Communication in Fundamentalist Protestant Marriages

1996 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 979-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas S. Snow ◽  
William C. Compton
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Marital Communication ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Marital satisfaction and communication patterns were studied in homogamous fundamentalist Protestant couples, i.e., both partners have the same religious affiliation, heterogamous fundamentalist couples, i.e., each partner has a different religious affiliation, and couples who were not fundamentalist Protestant. A total of 78 couples completed the Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Marital Communication Inventory. Analyses indicated that importance of religion in a person's life rather than religious affiliation was a predictor of both satisfaction and communication patterns. Implications for further research were discussed.

DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP BELIEFS IN MARITAL SATISFACTION AND ADJUSTMENT

2005 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeynep Hamamci
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Cognitive Distortions ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Relationship Beliefs ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Married Individuals ◽  
Dysfunctional Relationships

This study investigated the association between dysfunctional relationship beliefs and marital relationships of Turkish nonclinical married individuals. The Interpersonal Cognitive Distortions Scale (Hamamci & Büyüközturk, 2004), Dyadic Adjustment Scale (Spanier, 1976), and Marriage Life Scale (Tezer, 1986), which measure marital satisfaction, were administered to the sample of 190 married females and males. Analysis revealed that married individuals with low dyadic adjustment endorsed significantly more dysfunctional relationship beliefs than did those with high dyadic adjustment. It was found that dysfunctional relationship beliefs, including especially beliefs concerning being very close to others in their relationships causing negative consequences, have negative and moderate level correlation with the marital adjustment of males, and negative and very low level correlations were found between marital satisfaction and dysfunctional relationships beliefs. But mindreading beliefs were positively associated with the marital satisfaction of females. Although there were no significant age or gender differences in dysfunctional relationship beliefs, significant differences were observed in dysfunctional relationship beliefs in terms of the education level of married individuals.

The Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale: A Further Brief Report

1984 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 629-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly J. Grover ◽  
Lois A. Paff-Bergen ◽  
Candyce S. Russell ◽  
Walter R. Schumm
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Satisfaction Subscale

The Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale was administered by survey to 51 wives between the ages of 32 and 71 yr. Further support for the internal consistency reliability of the scale (α = 0.92) was obtained, and patterns of differences between the item means paralleled previous research. Evidence was found for the concurrent validity of the scale, which correlated significantly with six of seven items from the satisfaction subscale of Spanier's Dyadic Adjustment Scale.

Marital Satisfaction: Psychometric Properties of the PFB and Comparison with the DAS

2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jérôme Rossier ◽  
Christine Rigozzi ◽  
Linda Charvoz ◽  
Guy Bodenmann
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Canonical Correlation ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
French Version ◽  
Living Together ◽  
Cross Language ◽  
Three Factor

This study examines the psychometric properties of the French-version of the Partnership Questionnaire (PFB) and compares this questionnaire with the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). 225 couples, married or living together for at least 3 years, participated in this research and each partner responded individually to the PFB or to both scales. The results indicate that the structure of the PFB replicates the theoretical three-factor structure for both women and men. Moreover, the cross-language replicability of the structure was high. The correlation between the DAS and the PFB was also high (r = .79) and the three canonical correlation variates explained 58% or more of the variance of both scales. The PFB is sensitive to couple characteristics and the agreement within couples is high. The French-version of the PFB has good psychometric properties and seems well suited for measuring marital satisfaction for clinical and research purposes.

The assessment of marital satisfaction: An evaluation of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale.

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne E. Kazak ◽  
Audre Jarmas ◽  
Lisa Snitzer
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale

Dream Reports and Marital Satisfaction

2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 647-650
Author(s):  
Jerry Kroth ◽  
Brad Roeder ◽  
Gerald Gonzales ◽  
Kim Tran ◽  
Kevin Orzech
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Marital Counseling ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Positive Correlations

Dream reports of 29 married or cohabiting women, all from a graduate program in marital counseling, were given the KJP Dream Inventory and Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Significant positive correlations were found between overall relationship quality as measured by the total Dyadic Adjustment Scale scores with self-reported frequencies of nightmares (.54), dissociative dreams (.52), and repetitive, traumatic dreams (.45). In addition, Dyadic Adjustment Scale subscales of Consensus, Cohesion, and Satisfaction correlated positively with these same dream measures. In addition to these counterintuitive findings 90% of the respondents' qualitative dream reports corroborated these findings. Results are discussed with respect to fears and negative affect associated with losing or leaving one's intimate partner.

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of Lock-Wallace short marital adjustment scale (LWSMAT) for Bangladeshi couples

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Mosammat Nazma Khatun ◽  
Farah Deeba ◽  
Tanzir Ahmmad Tushar
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Marital Adjustment ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Original Scale

The present study aimed to explore psychometric properties of the Lock- Wallace Short Marital Adjustment Scale to use in the context of Bangladesh. The original scale consisted of 15 items and higher scores on the scale indicate greater marital satisfaction. After attaining agreement on the appropriateness of translated items by judges, item analysis was done using 318 clinical and nonclinical samples. The Cronbach’s Alpha and split-half reliability of the adapted scale was 0.92 and 0.95, respectively. The test-retest correlation was also found to be significant (r = 0.95, α = 0.01). Construct validity was measured by computing discriminant validity (F = 38.88, α < 0.001) between the clinical and non-clinical sample. Convergent validity was also ensured by measuring correlation(r = 0.72, α = 0.01) between Lock-Wallace scale and Spanier's Dyadic Adjustment Scale. It is suggested that the scale be used in Bangladeshi context considering that the item may incur low score for couples. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 28(2): 159-165, 2019 (July)

scholarly journals Randomized Clinical Trial Between Fluoxetine and Dapoxetine for Premature Ejaculation and Its Effect on Marital Relationship

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Che Man M ◽  
Mohd Zin F ◽  
Che Alhadi S ◽  
Yaacob NM ◽  
Ismail SB
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Premature Ejaculation ◽  
Primary Care Clinic ◽  
Sexual Pleasure ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Dyadic Satisfaction

INTRODUCTION: Premature ejaculation(PE) decreases sexual pleasure and quality of life, and both Fluoxetine and Dapoxetine were used in PE therapy. Dapoxetine is the first SSRI with a short half-life and fewer side effects, primarily designed for PE therapy. The aim is to evaluate and compare the effects of Fluoxetine and Dapoxetine on PE symptoms and marital satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 44 participants aged between 18 and 64 with a PEDT score of ≥9 from Hospital USM's Primary-Care-Clinic, Kelantan Malaysia were selected and randomized into two groups: Fluoxetine(FG) and Dapoxetine Group(DG), and administered for 8 weeks with either regular Fluoxetine(20mg) or Dapoxetine (30mg) on-demand at least once a week. Premature Ejaculation Diagnostics Tool(PEDT) score was used to assess PE symptoms and Dyadic Satisfaction-Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DS-DAS) used to evaluate marital satisfaction at baseline and the 8th week. RESULT: 22 and 21 participants in FG and DG completed the study. For both groups, PEDT scores decreased substantially [from 11.41 to 5.45(P< 0.001) among FG, from 13.43 to 3.10(P<0.001) among DG]. After adjustment of the baseline PEDT score, PEDT scores in DG(6.03 vs 2.49, P><0.001) were lower at the 8th week. All groups showed significantly improved DS-DAS scores [from 34.50 to 40.68(P><0.001) in FG, from 36.57 to 44.33(P><0.001) in DG]. No marked difference in DS-DAS was scored after adjustment of the baseline DS-DAS score(41.13 vs 43.86, P=0.055) at the end of the assessment. CONCLUSION: Treatment of PE with either Fluoxetine or Dapoxetine decreases PE symptoms and increases marital satisfaction. ><0.001) among DG]. After adjustment of the baseline PEDT score, PEDT scores in DG (6.03 vs 2.49, P< 0.001) were lower at the 8th week. All groups showed significantly improved DS-DAS scores [from 34.50 to 40.68(P< 0.001) in FG, from 36.57 to 44.33(P< 0.001) in DG]. No marked difference in DS-DAS was scored after adjustment of the baseline DS-DAS score (41.13 vs 43.86, P=0.055) at the end of the assessment. CONCLUSION: Treatment of PE with either Fluoxetine or Dapoxetine decreases PE symptoms and increases marital satisfaction.

Measuring Marital Satisfaction: A Comparison of the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale and the Satisfaction with Married Life Scale

2009 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 412-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Ward ◽  
Neil R. Lundberg ◽  
Ramon B. Zabriskie ◽  
Kristen Berrett
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment Scale ◽  
Married Life ◽  
Life Scale

scholarly journals Evaluation of an Online Gottman’s Psychoeducational Intervention to Improve Marital Communication among Iranian Couples

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (17) ◽  
pp. 8945
Author(s):  
Neda Deylami ◽  
Siti Aishah Hassan ◽  
Naser Abdulhafeeth Alareqe ◽  
Zaida Nor Zainudin
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Dyadic Adjustment ◽  
Psychoeducational Intervention ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Heterosexual Couples ◽  
Marital Communication ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Parallel Group

Amounting evidence indicates that insufficient knowledge of marital communication skills leads to destructive interactions and poor marital adjustments in couples, especially during stressful situations. Despite the high effectiveness of Gottman’s psychoeducational intervention, there is a lack of study on the online Gottman’s psychoeducation intervention (O-GPI) to improve marital communication and dyadic adjustments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of O-GPI on the improvement of marital communication patterns among Iranian couples. Method: The study followed a single-blind parallel group in a randomized controlled trial using an experimental longitudinal design, comprising 72 heterosexual couples living in Shiraz, Iran, with a 1–7-year marital age and no severe marital problems. The experimental group received eight consecutive O-GPIs via the Zoom platform, while the control group received information related to parenting skills via email. The outcome measures were the three patterns of communication: (i) constructive communication; (ii) demand–withdraw communication; and (iii) mutual avoidance communication—the screening measure was the dyadic adjustment scale. Results: The findings indicated that O-GPI could improve couples’ constructive communication significantly (45% for husbands and 40% wives) and decrease their total demand–withdrawal (51% for husbands and 65% wives) and mutual avoidance communication (60% for husbands and 62% wives). Limitations: Due to the homogenous nature of the sample, generalizations should be made with caution. Conclusions: This study demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of the online Gottman’s psychoeducational intervention to improve couples’ communication patterns.

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