An investigation into the effectiveness of Robert Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI) on the marital quality of women affected by infidelity.

Epidemiological research has demonstrated that married individuals generally experience better emotional health than the single, divorced and widowed. The married populations in these studies were not evaluated on the basis of the quality of their marital relationships. Research on the interpersonal quality of marital relationships in the general married population has rarely been reported in the psychiatric literature. A sample of the general married population (n = 250 couples) completed a self-report questionnaire which measures the quality and the quantity of intimacy in marriage. Four types of marital patterns were operationally defined by total intimacy score, pattern of scale profile, and social desirability scores. The relative frequencies of these types of marriages are reported. The prevalence of symptoms of non-psychotic, emotional illness in one or both spouses in the four categories of marriage is reported. Thirty-one percent (31%) of the couples report marriages with absent and/or deficient intimacy. Couples with “absent and/or deficient” marital intimacy had a significantly higher proportion of spouses with symptoms of non-psychotic emotional illness. This study suggests that previous research may have confounded the variables of marital status and marital quality in the study of psychiatric disorder. These studies may have under-estimated the positive effect of an “optimally” intimate relationship.

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A Multi-level Analysis of Thirty-two Societies on Marital and Family Satisfaction

Japanese Journal of Political Science ◽

10.1017/s1468109911000144 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 325-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

YOSHINORI KAMO ◽

MAKIKO HORI

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Family Relationships ◽

Marital Quality ◽

Subjective Assessment ◽

Family Satisfaction ◽

Multi Level ◽

The Individual ◽

Level Analysis

When we examine the quality of life for each individual, several specific dimensions need to be considered. Health conditions and quality of family relationships are critical. When the individual in question is married, his/her marital quality is important. When he/she has a job, subjective assessment of that job is important. Social relationships regarding friends, neighbors, colleagues, relatives, etc. may be critical also. Although the quality of life is more than the sum of qualities of these specific areas of one's life, it is still determined to a great extent by the qualities of these sub-areas, including marital and family relationships (Proulxet al., 2007).

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MARITAL QUALITY OF GRANDPARENTS CARING FOR GRANDCHILDREN

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igx004.726 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. 190-190

Author(s):

S. Wang

Keyword(s):

Marital Quality

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Relationship Quality Among Cohabiting Versus Married Couples

Journal of Family Issues ◽

10.1177/0192513x15622236 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 38 (12) ◽

pp. 1730-1753 ◽

Cited By ~ 29

Author(s):

Susan L. Brown ◽

Wendy D. Manning ◽

Krista K. Payne

Keyword(s):

Relationship Quality ◽

Marital Quality ◽

Diffusion Theory ◽

Married Couples ◽

Nationally Representative ◽

Using Data ◽

Union Type ◽

The Relationship

Using data from the nationally representative 2010 Married and Cohabiting Couples Survey of different-sex cohabiting and married couples, we compared the relationship quality of today’s cohabitors and marrieds. Consistent with diffusion theory and recent conceptual work on the deinstitutionalization of marriage, we found that the relationship between union type and relationship quality is now bifurcated with direct marrieds reporting the highest relationship quality and cohabitors without marriage plans reporting the lowest marital quality. In the middle were the two largest groups: marrieds who premaritally cohabited and cohabitors with plans to marry. These two groups did not differ in terms of relationship quality. This study adds to the growing literature indicating that the role of cohabitation in the family life course is changing in the contemporary context.

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Assess the Correlation between the Level of Co-dependency and Quality of Marital Life among Wives of Clients with Alcohol Dependence in Selected De-Addiction Centre, Bengaluru

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research ◽

10.52403/ijhsr.20210626 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (6) ◽

pp. 164-171

Author(s):

Nandhini. A

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Dependence ◽

Marital Quality ◽

Sampling Method ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Number Of Children ◽

Quality Scale ◽

Life Scale ◽

Life Analysis

Aim: Present study attempts to assess the correlation between co-dependency and quality of marital life among wives of alcohol dependence clients. Materials and Methods: Descriptivecorrelational design with a non-probability purposive sampling method was used. The sample of this study comprised of 50 wives of clients with alcohol dependence admitted to the Deaddiction center. Data was collected using the Socio-demographic proforma, co-dependency scale, and marital quality scale to assess the correlation between the level of co-dependency and quality of marital life. Results: In this study, the result shows that the sample's co-dependency scale indicates that 8% of respondents were moderately co-dependent and 92% were highly co-dependent, and none of them were completely independent. The quality of marital life scale shows that 78% were moderately affected, 20% have severely affected, and the remaining 2% were mildly affected by marital quality. The computed value of Karl Pearson’s correlation coefficient was + 0.627. So this shows there exists a positive correlation between co-dependency and the Quality of Marital life. Analysis of socio-demographic variables with co-dependency level shows no significance, and quality of marital life showed a significant association between husbands' educations, duration of husband’s alcoholism, duration of stay in the de-addiction center, number of children. Thus the study result revealed a positive correlation between the level of Co-dependency and quality of marital life. Conclusion: The study's findings revealed a positive correlation between the level of co-dependency and quality of marital life among wives of clients with alcohol dependence. Key words: Co-dependency, Quality of marital life, Alcohol dependence.

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The relationship between marital quality, attitudes towards gender roles and life satisfaction among the married individuals

Psychology Society & Education ◽

10.25115/psye.v6i2.511 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 94 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Semanur Kodan Çetinkaya ◽

Başaran Gençdoğan

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Gender Roles ◽

Marital Quality ◽

Employment Status ◽

Family Intervention ◽

Relational Model ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Married Individuals ◽

And Gender

Abstract: Society imposes different roles on women and men in the family and the society, concerning their gender. “Gender Role Concept” is very important in terms of the fact that it is related all parts of life of individuals, behaviors, perceptions and attitudes of men and women (Çelik, 2008). In this perspective, gender roles, which affect individuals’ lives, cannot be isolated from the factors which affect marriage. In this context, the reflections of gender roles on marriage and also the effects of marriage, which is one of most important decisions of individuals, on quality of life were explored. For this purpose, the relationships between these three concepts were discussed. This research was a study of the relational model. The universe of this study included married individuals living in the province of Bayburt and Erzurum, and 639 individuals were participated to the research which was voluntary basis. The data were collected by using the “Marital Life Scale”, “Gender Roles Attitudes Scale” and “Life Satisfaction Scale”. These analyses were made on the data obtained from the study; t-test for independent groups, regression and correlation. According to study a positive and significant relationship was found between the marital quality, gender roles and the life satisfaction. There was found a significant differentiation; between the quality of the marriage and having children or family intervention; between the attitudes towards gender roles and gender, spouse’s employment status or having children; between the life satisfaction and gender or spouse’s employment status. La relación entre calidad marital, actitudes hacia los roles de género y satisfacción de vida entre personas casadas Resumen: La sociedad impone diferentes roles sociales a las mujeres y hombres en el seno familiar respecto a su género. El concepto de “roles de género” es muy importante dado que se relaciona con todas las partes de la vida, conductas, percepciones y actitudes de hombres y mujeres . En esta perspectiva, los roles de género, los cuales afectan a la vida de las personas, no pueden ser aislados de los factores que afectan el matrimonio. En este contexto, este artículo explora la reflexión sobre los roles de género en el matrimonio, como una de las decisiones más importantes de la persona, y también los efectos del matrimonio sobre la calidad de vida. Para este objetivo, las relaciones entre estos tres conceptos fueron discutidos. y se presenta un modelo relacional. En este estudio participaron voluntariamente 639 individuos casados que vivían en la provincial de Bayburt y Erzurum. Los datos fueron recogidos a través de la escala de vida marital, la escala de actitudes hacia los roles de género, y la escala de satisfacción con la vida. Para el análisis de los datos se realizaron pruebas t para grupos independientes, análisis de regresión y correlaciones. Los resultados indicaron una relación significativa y positiva entre la calidad marital, los roles de género y la satisfacción con la vida. Una diferencia significativa fue encontrada entre la calidad marital de acuerdo al criterio tener hijos y la intervención familiar, las actitudes hacia los roles de género basado en el género, el estatus del trabajo del cónyuge, tener hijos y la satisfacción con la vida basado en el género y el estatus laboral del cónyuge.

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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HUSBAND-WIFE INTERACTION ON MARITAL QUALITY AMONG FAMILIESIN EARLY YEARS AND MIDDLE YEARS MARRIAGE

Journal of Family Sciences ◽

10.29244/jfs.3.1.30-40 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 30

Author(s):

Egretta Melistantri Dewi ◽

Herien Puspitawati ◽

Diah Krisnatuti

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Marital Quality ◽

Early Years ◽

Early Marriage ◽

Middle Years ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Marriage Age ◽

High Category ◽

Cross Sectional Design

This study aims to analyze the effect of social capital and husband-wife interaction on marital quality among families in early years and middle years marriage. The study was using cross sectional design. The selection of research sites was purposively chosen in Bogor City. The location of the study was in Kebon Pedes and Kedung Badak, regions of Tanah Sareal district. Samples of this study were 120 families in early and middle years of marriage with wives as the main participants. Data were collected through interview using questionnaire. The study found that social capital in families with early marriage age in the intermediate category, and in families with middle years of marriage is in the high category. Different test results show only in the dimensions of gender partnerships that families in middle years of marriage were higher than early years families. On variable of husband-wife interaction, half of the families with early marriage years were in the intermediate category and more than half of families with middle years of marriage were in the high category. There wereno significant differences in all dimensions of husband and wife interaction. In the variable quality of marriage, half of families with early years marriage were in the intermediate category, whereas more than half of families with middle years marriage were in high category. There wereno significant differences in all dimensions of marital quality.

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For Better or for Worse: Health and Marital Quality during Midlife

Journal of Aging and Health ◽

10.1177/0898264320948305 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 32 (10) ◽

pp. 1625-1635 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Eunjin L. Tracy ◽

Rebecca L. Utz

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Multilevel Modeling ◽

Marital Quality ◽

Health Benefit ◽

Marital Relationship ◽

The United States ◽

Marital Support ◽

Married Individuals ◽

Marital Strain

Objective: To examine how changes in health are associated with marital quality over a 20-year period of midlife. Background: The health benefit associated with marriage (compared to non-marriage) is well established. Less work has explored how health and changes in a couple’s health are associated with the marital relationship. Method: We used a sample of continuously married individuals who participated in three waves of the Midlife in the United States study ( n = 1768). Multilevel modeling separated within-person changes and between-person differences in the effect of health on marital quality during midlife and older ages. Results: Marital support was lower and marital strain was higher for those with worse health relative to peers. Marital quality decreased when health decreased. Effects were particularly strong when spouses’ health statuses became more discrepant. Conclusion: Health—of both self and partner—plays an important role in determining the marital quality of married persons during the midlife years.

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Family-of-Origin Triangulation and Marital Quality of Chinese Couples: The Mediating Role of In-Law Relationships

Journal of Comparative Family Studies ◽

10.3138/jcfs.042-2017 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 98-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xiaojiao Yuan

Keyword(s):

Marital Quality ◽

Family Of Origin ◽

Mediating Role

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MARITAL SATISFACTION AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL AND OPIOID DEPENDENCE SYNDROME: A HOSPITAL BASED STUDY

10.36106/ijsr/8901009 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 28-29

Author(s):

Vinay Kumar ◽

Sunila Rathee ◽

Sidharth Arya ◽

Priti Singh ◽

Rajiv Gupta

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Alcohol Dependence ◽

Marital Quality ◽

Opioid Dependence ◽

Marital Adjustment ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Individual

Background: Opioid and alcohol consumption is considered as an on-going stressor, not only for the individual, but for family members as well. Spouses are particularly affected given the intimate nature of their relationship and constant exposure to the behaviour of the dependent persons. Quality of life has emerged as an important treatment outcome measure for alcohol and opioid dependence whose natural course comprises of remission and relapse. Objective: To assess the quality of life, marital adjustment and among the patients of alcohol and opioid dependence syndrome. Materials and Methods: This was a cross sectional hospital based study and included 100 treatment seeking population 50 each with alcohol dependence and opioid dependence as per ICD-10 criteria. The participants were purposively selected and informed consent were taken. Research tools were Hindi version of Kansas Marital Satisfaction scale and WHOQOL-BREF. Results: The mean age of the participants were 34.87 +12.48 years. The study did not observe a signicant difference in the overall domains of quality of life. Except the overall health domain, quality of life was more in alcohol subjects as compared to opioid subjects (p < 0.05). There was a signicant difference in the marital quality of life which was lower in opioid dependence than alcohol dependence subjects. Conclusion: Improved marital adjustment are most important part of improved quality of life and its sustainability plays key role in preventing relapse and reaching to the recuperation. Effective management for the alcohol and opioid patients must include the marital intervention to improve the recovery and rehabilitation of the patients.

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