scholarly journals Sexual and Marital Relationship Satisfaction in Parents of Children With Disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Remigiusz Kijak
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Marital Relationship ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
The Family

The purpose of this study was to determine the level of sexual satisfaction and type of relationship between spouses, and then to determine the correlation between these variables and independent variables. These include: disability type of the child, the number of children in the family, and the gender of the parents. The hypothesis was that ‘the level of sexual satisfaction in parents is significantly related to the type of disability possessed by their children’ and similarly it was found that disability type significantly affects the type of relationship between parents. The research was conducted using the Matched Marriage Questionnaire (MMQ) and the Sexual Satisfaction Scale (SSS). The data obtained in the study showed that most spouses experience high and average sexual satisfaction and no particular differences between men and women were observed. The differences appeared when analyzing parents of a child with autism. In this group the results were more diverse in the detailed descriptions of the scale. The results obtained regarding marital relationship satisfaction indicate a not very favorable picture of the relationships of the surveyed subjects.

This Child is Mine!

1978 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 433-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Krell
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Expert Testimony ◽  
Marital Relationship ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emotional Stability ◽  
Child Psychiatrist ◽  
Psychiatric Consultation ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Unique Position ◽  
The Family

In Canada and the United States there are over one million divorces annually involving at least that number of children. Divorce frequently involves matters of access and custody. Lawyers acting on behalf of their clients may request psychiatric consultation as to the emotional stability of the client. In custody cases, the child or children may be evaluated by a child psychiatrist. In a divorce action between two adults, it may be valid for the psychiatrist to see one party to the dispute and offer a psychiatric opinion. In custody matters, a psychiatrist must see both parties to the dispute as well as the children. If only one parent is seen it is almost impossible to offer expert testimony. Divorce proceedings result from marital incompatibility. The deficits attributed to each spouse in the marital relationship do not necessarily bear upon the ability to be a parent. Yet in custody contests, frequently the two qualities of suitability for marriage and suitability for parenting are confused. When a child psychiatrist is involved, he or she is asked to comment not only on the emotional stability or problems of the child but also on the fitness of the parents. If each parent has a child psychiatrist involved in the evaluation, the adversary position is fortified and the possibilities for compromise are jeopardized. Since the children are invariably traumatized, guilt-ridden and insecure, it is important that the child psychiatrist attempts to minimize the vindictiveness and anger which are inherent in some custody disputes. By acting in the child's interests, and guiding the lawyers to allow one child psychiatrist to perform the total evaluation, some loosening of an adversarial stance is likely, and new possibilities for negotiation and compromise are created. The structuring of such an evaluation must be completed before any member of the family is seen. A case illustration is provided to point out the nature of the requests made of the lawyers and techniques used in negotiations. The child psychiatrist, in remaining child-focused, is in a unique position to avoid representing one side to the conflict and to provide the court with an evaluation which will aid the judge to make an informed decision.

scholarly journals Wybrane rodzinne uwarunkowania tożsamości społeczno-kulturowej studentów w wymiarze religijnym

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-25
Author(s):  
Mirosław Sobecki
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Identity ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Religious Dimension ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parents Education

The article contains selected results of research from spring 2020 among students of universities in Białystok. The author distinguished 9 types of socio-cultural identity in the religious dimension. He also made an attempt to establish a relationship between these types and selected features of the family environment. The following were used as independent variables: the level of parents’ education, opinions of the surveyed students on the level of parents’ religiosity and the relationship between the respondents and their parents in childhood and adolescence. The relationship between the number of children in the respondent’s family and the type of social and cultural identity in the religious dimension were also analyzed.

scholarly journals GENDER ROLES AND DIMENSIONS OF FAMILY FUNCTIONING AS PREDICTORS OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING IN MEN AND WOMEN

TEME ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 681
Author(s):  
Miljana Spasić Šnele ◽  
Jelisaveta Todorović ◽  
Miroslav Komlenić
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Positive Affectivity ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
The Family

Subjective well-being (a positive attitude towards life and positive affectivity) as an important indicator of mental health attracts a lot of attention in the field of positive psychology. For the sake of improving mental health, research was mainly focused on identifying factors related to it. So far, findings indicate there is a need for a better understanding of the characteristics of both individual and family environments.  To that end, the aim of this study was to examine gender differences and what contributes to the subjective well-being of men and women. The study examined gender roles, masculinity and femininity, aspects of family functioning, education and the number of children. The sample included 1417 respondents who are married or in a relationship (586 men, 802 women), and the following questionnaires were used: a shorter versions of the Subjective Well-Being Scale, the Masculinity and Femininity Scale and the Family Functioning Scale, as part of the larger PORPOS2 battery. The results showed that masculinity and femininity, and adequate communication in the family are important indicators of a positive attitude towards the life of both genders. Masculinity and satisfaction with communication play a significant role when it comes to the positive affectivity in both men and women. The level of cohesiveness also plays an important role in the subjective well-being of men, and the number of children is a negative predictor of both dimensions of subjective well-being in women. Based on these results, we can conclude that a better understanding of the subjective well-being of men and women requires a more focused approach, which can be important in both research and psychotherapeutic work.

Protocol for a Systematic Review of Masculinity and Relationship Satisfaction Among Men and Women

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Male Partners ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
Traditional Masculinity ◽  
The Relationship

Previous research has examined the relationship among masculinity and relationship outcomes and generally have found support that masculinity is related to lower relationship satisfaction. More specifically, men who adhere to traditional masculinity or who endorse traditional masculinity report lower relationship and sexual satisfaction, and women whose male partners adhere to and endorse more traditional masculinity also have lower relationship satisfaction. However, neither a meta-analysis nor a systematic review of how studies have operationalized and measured both masculinity and relationship satisfaction have been performed on this relationship. In addition, little is known whether studies using dyadic or individual participants are systematically different. To address these issues, a systematic review will be conducted examining the role of masculinity (adherence or endorsement) on relationship satisfaction for men and women. The implications of these findings will be addressed.

scholarly journals Evaluation of demographic attitudes by the eyes of men and women under conditions of fertility deficiency

2021 ◽  
pp. 121-135
Author(s):  
Tamara Rostovskaya ◽  
Oksana Kuchmaeva ◽  
Olga Zolotareva
Keyword(s):  
Birth Rate ◽  
Sample Survey ◽  
Demographic Development ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Demographic Behavior ◽  
The Family ◽  
Statistical Studies ◽  
Regions Of Russia ◽  
Strategic Goal

Applied statistical studies / sample surveys in assessing the demographic behavior of society are not just an urgent scientific and practical task, but make it possible to more fully haracterize the reproductive plans of the population, to identify obstacles to demographic development. The article presents an analysis of the results of a sample survey of the population of a number of regions of Russia, on the basis of which the real demographic needs of the population are revealed, gender correspondences / differences in them are characterized. The assessment of the differences in the views of women and men on the obstacles to the growth of the number of children in the family, as well as the motives that induce to postpone the birth of a child. A number of recommendations are proposed to achieve the strategic goal of increasing the birth rate.

scholarly journals Healthy aging: gender and lifecourse perspective cycle

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Mª Pilar Montero ◽  
Mª Rosario López-Giménez ◽  
Paula Acevedo ◽  
Ana I. Mora
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Multiple Regression Models

Objective: To identify biocultural and social factors acting at different stages of lifecourse, involved in the form of aging in women and men over 65 years. Material and Methods: The sample consists of 213 individuals; mean age was 73.9 years (std=5.8) for women and 74.8 (std=6.6) for men. Data were collected in Cultural and Leisure Centers in the Community of Madrid. Healthy aging (created from the number of diagnosed diseases, perceived health, life satisfaction, hearing and oral status) was considered as the dependent variable. The independent variables considered in this study were age, sex, educational level, sitting height, spam, age at first maternity and the total number of children. Linear multiple regression models were used for statistical analysis. Results: Healthy aging was negatively associated with age and positively with the sitting height in men. In women, healthy aging was positively associated with years of education, when age at first motherhood is included in the model, this in the only variable remaining with a significant effect. Conclusions: There are several factors acting across the life of men and women and that affect differently the way women and men get old.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDISATION OF SEXUAL SATISFEACTION SCALE

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-44
Author(s):  
Simple Abhilash ◽  
R. Neelakandan ◽  
B. Jayaraj
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Item Selection ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Reliable Tool ◽  
The Past ◽  
Married Men ◽  
Married Male

The aim of this study is to develop a comprehensive,valid,and reliable tool to measure the level of sexual satisfaction of married men and women and has been named as Sexual Satisfaction Scale (SSS).Initially, the item selection was done based on the past literature and on interviews of 30 happily married couples.Secondly,administration of questionnaire in 23 married male and females were done and thirdly,administration of draft was done in 200 married male and female in age ranging 20 - 60 in different cities of Kerala.The reliability established was 0.78 and validity was 0.69.

scholarly journals Healthy aging: gender and lifecourse perspective cycle

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-63
Author(s):  
Mª Pilar Montero ◽  
Mª Rosario López-Giménez ◽  
Paula Acevedo ◽  
Ana I. Mora
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Sitting Height ◽  
Multiple Regression Models

Objective: To identify biocultural and social factors acting at different stages of lifecourse, involved in the form of aging in women and men over 65 years. Material and Methods: The sample consists of 213 individuals; mean age was 73.9 years (std=5.8) for women and 74.8 (std=6.6) for men. Data were collected in Cultural and Leisure Centers in the Community of Madrid. Healthy aging (created from the number of diagnosed diseases, perceived health, life satisfaction, hearing and oral status) was considered as the dependent variable. The independent variables considered in this study were age, sex, educational level, sitting height, spam, age at first maternity and the total number of children. Linear multiple regression models were used for statistical analysis. Results: Healthy aging was negatively associated with age and positively with the sitting height in men. In women, healthy aging was positively associated with years of education, when age at first motherhood is included in the model, this in the only variable remaining with a significant effect. Conclusions: There are several factors acting across the life of men and women and that affect differently the way women and men get old.

scholarly journals Study of Sexual Satisfaction in Different Typologies of Adherence to the Sexual Double Standard

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Álvarez-Muelas ◽  
Carmen Gómez-Berrocal ◽  
Juan Carlos Sierra
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Satisfaction ◽  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Social Dominance Orientation ◽  
Double Standard ◽  
Sexual Double Standard ◽  
Sexual Freedom ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Personal Variables

The sexual double standard (SDS) refers to the acceptance of different criteria to assess the same sexual behavior in men and women. To date, the few studies that have addressed the relationship between SDS and sexual satisfaction have obtained inconclusive results. In addition, no study has analyzed sexual satisfaction in people who maintain different forms of adherence to the SDS. This study establishes three SDS typologies of adherence (man-favorable, woman-favorable, egalitarian) in two areas of sexual behavior (sexual freedom and sexual shyness) to examine the predictive capacity of personal variables (age, social dominance orientation, propensity for sexual excitation/inhibition), interpersonal variables (relationship satisfaction) and social variables (gender norms about sexual behaviors) in sexual satisfaction. A sample of 1194 heterosexual adults (51.1% men, 48.8% women) aged between 18 and 87 years (M = 40.63; SD = 15.67), who had been in a relationship for more than 6 months, was evaluated. In men, the highest sexual satisfaction levels were obtained in the egalitarian typology in the sexual freedom area. In women, no significant differences were found between the typologies of adherence to the SDS. Regression models showed that relationship satisfaction was the main predictor of sexual satisfaction in all the typologies in both men and women. In addition, the predictive relationship of personal variables with sexual satisfaction varied according to gender and the SDS adherence type. The results show the importance of studying sexual satisfaction by taking into account not only the differences between men and women. Furthermore, it is essential to consider other differences between people; for example, the difference that derives from the way of psychologically internalizing attitude toward the SDS.

Relationship Satisfaction for Heterosexual Women Compared to Lesbians and Men in a Sample of Faith Communities from Topeka, Kansas

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter R. Schumm ◽  
Cynthia A. Akagi ◽  
Kathy R. Bosch
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Satisfaction ◽  
Social Desirability ◽  
Regression Coefficient ◽  
Faith Communities ◽  
Heterosexual Relationships ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Single Item ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Heterosexual Women ◽  
Nonsignificant Result

A modified version of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale was administered to 239 women who belonged to 8 different faith communities in Topeka, Kansas in 2001. 12 members of a Metropolitan (gay and lesbian) church identified themselves as lesbians. Lesbian respondents reported significantly higher relationship satisfaction scores than heterosexual women (Cohen's d=0.69). Controlling for number of children and social desirability reduced the regression coefficient for sexual orientation to a statistically nonsignificant level. Using a matched sample of 12 heterosexual women compared with the lesbians yielded a nonsignificant result ( ES = 0.31). Nevertheless, although not statistically significant, comparisons between lesbians and heterosexual women continued to feature effect sizes that represented higher satisfaction for lesbians with no children or with only one child when compared to heterosexual women with no children or only one child. It is apparent that methodology made a difference in the results obtained in this comparative study of lesbian and heterosexual relationships. It was also observed, among members of churches other than the Metropolitan church, that relationship satisfaction was significantly lower ( d=0.22) among females than males, including among wives compared to husbands; significant linear and cubic relationships between a single-item measure of relationship social desirability and relationship satisfaction were also observed.

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