Gender Effects and Marital Satisfaction: A Brief Report from a Sample of Dual Military Couples from the 1992 Department of Defense Worldwide Survey of Members and Spouses

1998 ◽  
Vol 82 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Gary Resnick ◽  
Stephan R. Bollman ◽  
Anthony P. Jurich
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Gender Effects ◽  
Military Couples ◽  
Parental Relationships ◽  
Military Members ◽  
Female Spouses

Among 1,320 dual military couples who responded to the 1992 Department of Defense Worldwide Survey of Military Members and Spouses, female spouses reported lower marital satisfaction than male spouses (effect size = .14), a result comparable to previous research on sex differences in marital quality. However, no differences were observed for parental satisfaction, but female spouses were more satisfied with time their partners had available for family, although both spouses were much less satisfied with the latter than with either marital or parental relationships.

Relationships between Korean parents’ marital satisfaction, parental satisfaction, and parent–child relationship quality

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (7) ◽  
pp. 2270-2285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieun Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Relational Quality ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

Research about parental marital satisfaction and parent–child relationships is well established, but the effects of marital satisfaction on parental satisfaction require more explanation in a Korean sample. In total, 2,070 participants (51.0% mothers, 49.0% fathers) from a nationally representative sample of Korean people were selected from the 2015 Fact-Finding Survey in Families, and structural equation modeling was performed to examine the relationships between marital satisfaction, parent–child relational quality, and parental satisfaction. In support of the spillover hypothesis, marital satisfaction was significantly correlated with parental satisfaction and affected it directly and indirectly via positive and negative parent–child relationship quality. In addition, mediational pathways differed according to sex. The implications of the findings and directions for future research were discussed.

The Factorial Validity of Brief Satisfaction Scales in a Survey of 58 Korean-American Interracial Couples

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (3_suppl2) ◽  
pp. 1347-1350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung Ja Rho ◽  
Walter R. Schumm
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Principal Axis ◽  
Parental Satisfaction ◽  
Korean American ◽  
Interracial Couples ◽  
Factorial Validity ◽  
Varimax Rotation ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Principal Axis Factoring

Responses to modified versions of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and the Kansas Parental Satisfaction Scale were obtained from a nonrandom sample of 58 Korean-American interracial couples living near Fort Riley and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The items were factored using principal axis factoring with varimax rotation. Each scale's items loaded on the factors as expected, with some minor exceptions, for both the English and Korean translations.

Influence of Work and Life Stressors on Marital Quality among Dual and Nondual Military Couples

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 2045-2064
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Woodall ◽  
Sabrina M. Richardson ◽  
Jacqueline C. Pflieger ◽  
Stacy Ann Hawkins ◽  
Valerie A. Stander
Keyword(s):  
Family Conflict ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Work And Family ◽  
Military Couples ◽  
Work Family Conflict ◽  
Quality Work ◽  
Military Stress ◽  
Work Family ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Military Status

Maintaining a healthy marriage may be challenging for military couples as they attempt to balance the demands of work and family; for dual-military couples, this can be even more challenging. Using data from the Millennium Cohort Family Study, we examined whether military stress experiences negatively impact marital quality through the mediation of work–family conflict. Spouse gender and dual-military status were included as moderators. Spouses reported on marital quality, work–family conflict, military stress experiences, and personal military experience. Spouse and service member demographics were also included. Results demonstrated that experiencing more military stress experiences was related to lower marital quality, which was mediated by work–family conflict. Additionally, female dual spouses reported lower marital quality than male dual spouses and civilian spouses. Findings from this study highlight the importance of providing support to military spouses for stressful military events and potentially tailoring support services for female dual spouses to improve marital quality.

Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Specialist in the U.S. Military

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (06) ◽  
pp. 323-326
Author(s):  
Justin Pilgrim ◽  
Mae Healy ◽  
Belinda Yauger ◽  
Saioa Torrealday ◽  
John Csokmay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Department Of Defense ◽  
Active Duty ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Reproductive Endocrinology ◽  
Cultural Backgrounds ◽  
Active Duty Military ◽  
Military Members ◽  
The U.S

AbstractThe U.S. military mirrors the U.S. population given the diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds of the service members. Active-duty military members, veterans, and Department of Defense beneficiaries can be negatively impacted by infertility.

Effect of Spiritually Dimensions on Martial Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Kamal Khurana
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Relationship With God ◽  
Cross Sectional

Spiritually is an essential part of our physical and mental well-being. Spirituality dimensions also effects marital quality. This paper presents evidences that there exists a positive effect of spirituality dimensions on marital satisfaction. The results are proved through structural equation modeling among the latent variables- direct relationship with God, relationship with God through others and martial satisfaction- in a cross-sectional study of 382 married adults aged 18 to 48 years comprising of 225 males and 157 female respondents. Data was collected in Delhi NCR region through self-administrated questionnaire formulated through marital quality index (Norton, 1983)15 and daily spiritual scale (Underwood, 2002)19. Results of structural equation modeling suggest that there is a positive impact of spirituality dimensions on marital satisfaction.

scholarly journals Can Genetic Factors Explain the Spillover of Warmth and Negativity Across Family Relationships?

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jody M. Ganiban ◽  
Erica L. Spotts ◽  
Paul Lichtenstein ◽  
Gagan S. Khera ◽  
David Reiss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Maternal Warmth ◽  
Emotional Climate ◽  
Observational Measures ◽  
Maternal Negativity ◽  
Marital Warmth

AbstractPrevious studies indicate that the emotional quality of marital relationships is mirrored in parent–child relationships. We explored the degree to which these associations are explained by genetic and environmental factors. Participants were drawn from the Twin and Offspring Study in Sweden (TOSS), and included 544 female twin pairs (258 monozygotic [MZ], 286 dizygotic [DZ]), and 311 male twin pairs (128 MZ, 183 DZ). The spouses and one adolescent child of each twin also participated in this study. The twins completed self-report measures that assessed their marital quality and their warmth and negativity towards their children. Observational ratings of marital warmth and negativity, and of maternal warmth and negativity were obtained for a subset of female twin pairs (150 MZ, 176 DZ). Selfreported marital satisfaction was associated with self-reported parental warmth and negativity for mothers (rs = .25, -.36) and fathers (rs = .25, -.44). For the observational measures, marital warmth was associated with maternal warmth (r = .42), while marital negativity was associated with maternal negativity (r = .34). On average genetic factors explained nearly half of the covariance between selfreported marital satisfaction and parenting for mothers (48%) and fathers (47%). Genetic factors explained 21% of the covariance between observed marital and maternal warmth, but did not contribute to associations between marital and maternal negativity. These findings indicate that parents' genetically influenced characteristics help shape the emotional climate of the family.

scholarly journals Attachment Styles and Marital Quality Between Spouses

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Fatahyah Yahya ◽  
Aqilah Yusoff ◽  
Ahmad Tarmizi Talib ◽  
Sarjit Singh Darshan Singh ◽  
Abdul Hakim Mohad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Marital Satisfaction ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Study Experience ◽  
Adjustment Test ◽  
The Relationship

The research was aimed to study the relationship between attachment styles and marital quality between spouses. A total number of 52 spouses representing teachers from Sekolah Menengah Agama Daeratul Ma'arifil Wataniah 1 (SMA DMW 1), in Peninsular Malaysia's northwest coast, participated in this study. There were two sets of questionnaires used in this study: Experience in Close Relationship (ECR) and Marital Adjustment Test (MAT). The results showed that there was a significant relationship between attachment styles and spouses' styles. However, there is no relationship between marital satisfaction among spouses, and there is also no relationship between attachment styles and marital satisfaction among spouses. Future research is suggested to enhance the research by moving beyond self-report instruments to develop alternative methods of assessment as some of the questions should be more specifically suitable in Malaysian culture.  

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