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Does marital conflict predict later alcohol use?Liao, Pei-Ju. El-Sheikh, Mona. January 2007 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis (M.S.)--Auburn University, 2007. / Abstract. Includes bibliographic references (p.48-65).
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Psychological disorders and physical illness correlates in those experiencing the stress of various marital states : a descriptive study /Colosimo, Charles P. January 1980 (has links)
No description available.
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Marital Quality, Acculturation, and Communication in Mexican American CouplesSchwartz, Audrey Lyn 01 August 2012 (has links)
Marital quality is a broad measurement of perceptions of satisfaction, happiness, and stability by partners in an established relationship. Marital quality has been relatively understudied among Mexican Americans, a population that warrants the inclusion of cultural constructs in any model concerning relationship outcomes. Therefore, acculturation differences between Mexican American couples were conceptualized as a distal context for understanding marital quality. Traditional gender role values and communication style (warmth and hostility) were included as proximal contexts. Data from Conger’s California Families Project were utilized; results indicated that while most measures of acculturation did not impact marital quality, language use interacted with gender roles values and communication style to influence husbands’ marital quality. Warmth, hostility, and traditional gender role values all exhibited a significant direct influence on marital quality for both husbands and wives. Potential explanations and recommendations for future directions are discussed.
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A Comparison of Certain Rorschach Indices Between Married and Divorced GroupsMount, George R. 05 1900 (has links)
The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between a subject's percepteptanalysis as revealed by certain indices of the Rorschach and marital success or failure.
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Relationship satisfaction following offenses in marriageMarkle, Shana L. January 2009 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ball State University, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on Nov. 12, 2009). Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-95).
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The ups and downs of variability : are fluctuating relationship appraisals always detrimental for long-term relationship outcomes?Morgan, Taylor Anne 25 March 2014 (has links)
Variability in daily relationship satisfaction has been shown to undermine future relationship well-being. The current study suggests that the relationship climate may moderate this effect. Namely, and in light of prior work showing that ignoring relationship issues can be detrimental for long-term relationship well-being, it is argued that when the relationship is characterized by more negative relationship experiences, variability in daily satisfaction may actually represent an adaptive acknowledgement of those experiences. Seventy-eight newly-married couples completed a 10-day daily diary task which assessed the variability of daily marital satisfaction, the positive and negative marital events taking place each day, and the daily coping strategies used to manage negative marital events. Spouses then reported on their global marital happiness as well as the severity of their marital problems every six months over the first two and a half years of marriage. Results revealed that when the marriage was characterized by more negative than positive marital events (i.e., a more negative marital climate), greater variability in daily satisfaction predicted initially lower levels of global marital happiness and more severe marital problems. However, greater variability in a more negative marital climate also was associated with less steep declines in global marital happiness and fewer increases in marital problems over time compared to low variability. Together, these findings suggest that variability in daily relationship satisfaction may temporarily feel unpleasant but over time may allow couples to address important relationship issues. / text
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A comprehensive discourse analysis of a successful case of experiential systemic couples therapyNewman, Jennifer Anne 11 1900 (has links)
This study investigated how a therapist and clients created couple
change over the course of 15 sessions of Experiential Systemic Therapy (ExST)
for the marital treatment of alcohol dependency. The aim of this research was
to explore how change occurred during a single case of successful ExST and to
refine and expand ExST theory. ExST has been shown to be an effective
treatment for couple recovery from alcohol dependence yet little research has
focused on how change occurs in ExST.
The case selected for analysis was an exemplar of successful ExST
couples therapy. The case met several criteria for success including therapist
and client satisfaction with therapy, the cessation of alcoholic drinking,
increased marital satisfaction at posttest and follow-up periods, and evidence
of in-session couple change. Two therapy episodes containing relational
novelty (couple change) were analyzed using the Comprehensive Discourse
Analysis procedure.
The results of this study highlighted the existence of a subtype of
relational novelty called syncretic relational novelty. Syncretic change refers to
the generation of intimacy by therapist and couple where initially there existed
disparate beliefs and behaviour that isolated system members.
The study found that the couple’s distance oriented beliefs and practices
were reconciled and intimacy was enhanced through the employment of
intense experiential activities and the provision of a collaborative therapeutic
atmosphere. These two activities fostered increased couple intimacy by
encouraging clients to engage one another through self disclosure, empathy,
shared vulnerability, increased cooperation and greater personal awareness.
Couple intimacy was fostered during experiential activity through a carefully
paced intensification of clients’ thoughts, feelings and physical sensations. In
addition, intimacy was facilitated by the therapist when she accepted clients’
experiences and adopted clients’ language styles. As well as working
collaboratively, the therapist acted as a therapeutic guide interceding during
harmful spousal interactions, altering the therapy agenda at client request,
promoting joint decision-making and valuing marginalized client experience.
Recommendations based on these findings were made for the refinement and
expansion of ExST theory.
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Relationship satisfaction following offenses in marriage.Markle, Shana L. January 2009 (has links)
Problems occur in nearly all marriages at one time or another. Even individuals in
healthy marriages have suffered from some form of relationship offenses by their
spouses. The literature has examined many facets of marital satisfaction and marital
stability. Because of the numerous studies associating marital dissatisfaction with marital
dissolution, the focus of the literature on marital problems has typically been on
distressed couples. This study’s focus is on problems experienced by married participants
who are not currently reporting thoughts of ending their marriages. It examined factors
that contribute to maintaining satisfaction in marriages that are not considered distressed,
but in which there has been some offense committed. Specifically, it examined the role of
trust and forgiveness as predictors of marital satisfaction in married participants.
Participants were asked to complete a series of measures that included the Trim-18
(which is a common instrument in the forgiveness literature to measure levels of
forgiveness following specific relationship offenses), the Dissipation Rumination scale,
the Trust Scale, and the Relationship Assessment Scale. As done in previous forgiveness
research, participants were asked to recall and list offenses committed by their spouses.
They then rated the amount of pain experienced by the most bothersome offense on a
scale from 1-10. All measures were regressed on the Relationship Assessment Scale.
Results of analyses indicated that trust, forgiveness, and amount of pain did significantly
predict relationship satisfaction. Specifically, avoidance (from the forgiveness measure)
and faith (from the trust measure) seemed to explain the most variance in the model.
Forgiveness explained slightly more variance than trust or pain, but all significantly
contributed. Trait forgiveness, as measured by the Dissipation Rumination scale did not
contribute to the overall model. The most notable finding of the current study was that
forgiveness served as a mediator between trust and relationship satisfaction. Listed
offenses were categorized into either an unfaithfulness category or other category. Of the
153 participants, 10 participants listed spouse unfaithfulness as the offense. No
differences were found between type of offense and relationship satisfaction, however
participants who reported unfaithfulness did differ significantly on the amount of pain
reported. / Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services
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Amount and quality of supervision as moderating factors between couple therapeutic alliance and change in couple therapyJindal, Meetika, Ketring, Scott A. January 2005 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2005. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references (p.49-55).
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Marital adjustment as a mediating factor between symptom distress and therapeutic alliance in couples therapyStephens, Melissa, Ketring, Scott A. January 2006 (has links) (PDF)
Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Vita. Includes bibliographic references (p.45-50).
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