Marriage Research Articles

Emotional Blackmail among Married Couples Attending Family Reform Centers: a comparative study

Emotional Blackmail among Married Couples Attending Family Reform Centers: a comparative study

Development of Teaching Materials for a Catholic Marriage Preparation Course for Prospective Married Couples

This research uses a qualitative approach to explore the implementation of the Catholic Marriage Preparation Course at St. Teresia Jambi. With a focus on in-depth understanding, the research aims to identify and resolve the fundamental problems faced by course organizers. The research subjects consisted of a group of companions and participants in the Catholic marriage preparation course at St.Teresia Jambi. Data was collected through direct interviews and questionnaires, then analyzed using qualitative analysis techniques. The results of the research show that there is an urgent need for increased understanding and deepening of the teachings of the Catholic Church related to marriage preparation and formation at St. Mary's Parish. Teresia Jambi. Apart from that, the research results also reveal that the application of Catholic marriage principles which are in line with Church teachings can strengthen family ties and improve the spiritual well-being of the people. The novelty of this research lies in the qualitative approach used to gain an in-depth understanding of the problems of Catholic marriage preparation courses. It is hoped that the implications of this research will provide valuable input for course organizers in improving the quality and effectiveness of Catholic marriage preparation courses at St. Mary's Parish. Mary. Teresia Jambi.

Perceived Physical and Emotional Health Impact of Childbirth on Married Couples in Abia State (Mixed Study)

The arrival of the baby in the family usually comes with number of changes that the parents must make in order to accommodate the child. These changes are in form of several learning activities, and personal/collective adjustments in order to perform the roles of parents adequately. However, most parents are not usually prepared for these inevitable changes thereby making them experience a mixed feeling of depression and joy simultaneously. Joy that arise from the arrival of the child and their transition into parenthood; and depression arising from doubt of their readiness for parenthood. In order to understand the impact of child birth on couples in Abia state, the study investigated the perceived physical and emotional health impact of childbirth on married couples. The study used a cross-sectional convergent mixed design to perform the research. 90 couples (180 individuals) were recruited from 9 primary healthcare centres in Abia. The modified RAND-36 item survey (version-1) and interviews guide were used to acquire data for the study. Data was analysed using the RAND 36 item health survey 1.0 scoring method for the quantitative data while thematic analysis was performed on the qualitative data.

Intimate Partner Violence among Married Couples in India: A Systematic Review

Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) among married couples is an area of concern in the current scenario in India. It is an important public health issue that substantially affects a person’s mental and physical health. Thus, in this systematic review, we aim to review and analyze the previous literature on the antecedents, consequences, and intervention studies on IPV conducted in India. Methods: We conducted a literature search on the following network databases: APA PsycNet, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect. We selected 47 studies potentially relevant articles published from 2000 to 2023 for detailed evaluation. The systematic review was done adhering to PRISMA guidelines. Results: Our results indicated that very few studies are conducted in the Indian cultural context that explored the issues of IPV. There are various demographic, cultural, and individual factors acting as risk factors for perpetrating IPV in India. Studies also show a significant impact of IPV on mental and physical health. Additionally, very few interventional studies have been conducted to prevent or reduce IPV in India. From the study results, we can infer that there is a need to adapt or develop indigenous interventions for IPV in India. Conclusion: Considering the aspects discussed in the present study, we understood that IPV is a major, widely prevalent, under-recognized issue in India. So, the study implies a necessity for conducting more research in the Indian cultural context and developing indigenous intervention studies in India.

Wedding Representation in Korean Drama (Semiotic Analysis in Drama “The World of The Married Couple”)

Its shows increase mindset and ideologic their audinces. There are so many point of views which can be taken from every tittle of drama. One of them that makes researcher’s interesting to be studied deeper is “the world of the married couple”. This korean drama is different from other because it tells not about romance but general life after married with cheating, divorcing, etc. Here, researcher studies about wedding representation which is showed by this drama and uses semiotic analysis by Roland Barthes qualitatively with connotation and denotation analysis, five reading codes (hermeneutic, proaretic, symbolic, semic, and gnonic) also myth/ideologic inside it. There are 47 corpus reasearches which’s inside them contain issues of confusianism wedding culture. Finally myth/ideologic which is deliverd is opposite connotation that hanges point of views to changes concept about marriage which believes in patiarcal culture like this to be applied mindfully and not forced and can be applied scientifically.

The Effect of Family Planning Education on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Family Planning Methods Among Married Couples in Kersa and Goma Districts of Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia.

Individuals with accurate knowledge that goes beyond knowing a few contraceptive methods, such as knowledge of fertility, benefits, and contraceptive side effects, are more likely to use and less likely to discontinue using family planning. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of family planning education on knowledge, attitude, and practice towards family planning among married couples in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. A quasi-experimental study was done on 766 married couples sampled using a random sampling technique and analyzed using SPSS 23.0. The significance of differences in mean knowledge and attitude between control and experimental couples was measured using the non-parametric 2-independent sample analysis (P < 0.05). The comparison of knowledge score means and significance of their differences between control and experimental women was found to be significant at the posttest (P = 0.001; r = 0.045). Similarly, the experimental men's knowledge score means and their difference was significant at posttest (P = 0.001, r = 0.26). With respect to a comparison of mean score of attitude and the significance of their difference between control and experimental women at posttest was significant with (P < 0.001; r = 0.13). Similarly, the comparison of the male partners in the control and experimental groups was significant at posttest (P = 0.001; r = 0.12). At the posttest, the proportion of experimental couples using each contraceptive method relatively increased, with a shift to relatively effective ones. Two hundred and ninety five (77.6%) of the control and 318 (83.5%) of the experimental men reported supporting their wives in the use of contraceptives, showing more improvement among the experimental men than the control group. Along with routine counseling, a well-structured behavioral model-based family planning education is required for effective and continuous use of contraceptives.

The Application of the Right to Request the Allocation of the Remaining Assets of a Married Couple in the Transaction Gains and Losses of Individual Property

財政部對於因夫妻剩餘財產差額分配請求權取得的不動產，房屋持有期間的計算，不是以出售人取得日起算，而是以他方配偶的取得日計算。夫妻剩餘財產差額分配是財產無償移轉的行為，無償行為在稅法上具有重要的意義，除了移轉時是否課稅之外，更重要的是無償取得者未來出售的稅捐負擔，出售以夫妻剩餘財產分配為原因取得的房屋，財產交易所得應該如何計算，所得稅法以及相關法規並未有明確規範。本文將從財政部的相關法規中找出最可能的認定原則，並解說其中所涉及的課稅問題及執行稅法上的剩餘財產差額分配時應考量的因素，以期在具體個案執行時，能追求稅務上的最佳利益。

Interpersonal Communication of Married Couples Through the Ta'aruf Process in Palu City

Ta'aruf is a process of exploring or introducing prospective husband or wife partners based on Islamic law. The objectives of this study are: 1). To determine the role of ta'aruf mediators in mediating married couples through the ta'aruf process carried out before marriage. 2). To find out the process of searching for information carried out by married couples before marriage through the process of ta'aruf. To dissect the substance of this study, the author uses Charles Berger's Uncertainty Reduction Theory in analyzing the process of finding information on married couples through the process of ta'aruf. The method used was a qualitative approach involving 11 informants consisting of 4 married couples who had been married through the ta'aruf process and 3 ustad, which were determined purposively. The results showed that: Passive strategies carried out by ta'aruf couples include observing the personal biodata of prospective partners, observing secretly when there are formal meetings such as when attending lectures, studies, and organizational meetings. The active strategy carried out by ta'aruf couples is to actively ask mediators (ustad or ustadzah), close people of the prospective spouse, parties who have been married through the process of t a'aruf, and seek information through social media about the personality and daily life of the prospective partner. An interactive strategy carried out by ta'aruf couples by meeting and talking directly with their potential partners before deciding to get married. The topics discussed are related to, things that are liked, discussing various things related to marriage such as vision and mission, number of children, things to be achieved in the future, in this communication is not allowed to discuss the disgrace of each spouse

Suddenly Married: Joint Taxation and the Labor Supply of Same-Sex Married Couples AfterU.S. v. Windsor

Suddenly Married: Joint Taxation and the Labor Supply of Same-Sex Married Couples After<i>U.S. v. Windsor</i>

Moderator Effect of Chronic Disease on The Relationship Between Marriage Adjustment and Satisfaction in Married Couples

Objective: The purpose of our study is to show how the relationship between marital adjustment and satisfaction will change in cases of chronic disease in either or both spouses of married couples using a multivariate statistical analysis method. Methods: Marriage adjustment ve marriage satisfaction scales were used. A structural equation modeling - multiple group analysis method was used in the study, which was designed as a relational screening model. Results: In the study, which included 898 participants, 56.6% of the participants were female and 43.4% were male. The mean age of the participants was 36.94 ± 8.72 standard deviations. First, the relationship between marital adjustment and satisfaction was analyzed using structural equation modeling, and the relationship between the scales was found to be statistically significant (p=0.001). In the model, which was significant and sufficient, the variable of chronic disease was coded on the arrow representing the regression coefficient between the scales, and multiple group analysis was applied. The relationship between marital adjustment and satisfaction was found to be weak among individuals with chronic diseases. The rate of marriage satisfaction explaining marriage adjustment was lower in individuals without chronic disease (R2=0.16) than in those without chronic disease (R2=0.10). While ego scores were not significant in individuals without chronic disease (p=0.237), they were statistically significant in individuals with chronic disease (p=0.017). Conclusion: Chronic diseases has been found to have a significant impact on the relationship between spouses. Many studies have examined the effects of chronic diseases on marriage. However, our study differs from other studies because of the analytical methods used. In the scales, it was determined whether the chronic disease showed a change in the relationship between the scales, not the scores in the chronic disease state.

Creative Work–family Strategy of Married Couples with Young Kids, and How it May Spillover to Work

Creative Work–family Strategy of Married Couples with Young Kids, and How it May Spillover to Work

Prolonged Exposure to Intimate Partner Violence and Depressive Symptoms Among Korean Married Couples: The Intersection of Gender and Education

This study investigates whether there is a longitudinal association between prolonged exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and depressive symptoms and whether this association differs depending on the intersection of gender and education. Using data collected from 3,285 individuals aged 30 to 49 across 12 waves of the Korean Welfare Panel Study (KoWePS) between 2009 and 2020, gender-by-education-stratified fixed-effects models were estimated. IPV victims continued to experience increased depressive symptoms for four or more consecutive years of exposure. However, gender-specific patterns were observed. Persistently victimized women continued to experience increased depressive symptoms for four or more years, whereas the levels of depressive symptoms among men with prolonged IPV exposure increased only until the second year of exposure. Gender-by-education stratified analyses suggested that low-educated women are the most vulnerable to prolonged IPV victimization. Only low-educated women experienced an increase in depressive symptoms for four or more consecutive years.

Spousal Concordance in Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and Its Association With Physical IPV Against Women: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Young Married Couples in Rural India

This study aimed to assess couple concordance in attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) and its association with physical IPV against women. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 1,201 nonsterilized women aged 18–29 years and their husbands. It was found that husbands were significantly more likely (69.9%, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 67.3%, 72.5%) to justify IPV than wives (56.5%, 95% CI: 53.7%, 59.3%). Couples who both hold attitudes justifying IPV against women (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.5; 95% CI: 1.57%–8.00%) and couples where women hold these attitudes, but men do not (AOR: 2.93; 95% CI: 1.18–7.28), were more likely to report male-perpetrated IPV against women in the prior 12 months.

Issuance of Family Cards: An Overview of Maslahah Against Legitimacy of Marital Status for Sirri Married Couples

This study aims to comprehensively describe the issuance of Family Cards in the perspective of maslahah (social benefit) and justice for the legitimacy of marriage for sirri married couples in Bengkulu Province. This research is a qualitative empirical research with a statutory approach, a case and field approach, and a concept approach. This study found that the issuance of Family Cards for marriages of unmarried couples is a form of upholding justice in a social (commutative) framework where everyone has the same rights over marital status. On the other hand, the issuance of a Family Card for unmarried couples can be categorized as maslahah al-khassah (special benefit) which benefits only a few parties, not maslahah al-ammah (general benefit) which applies to the whole community. This study also found that the impact of including the statement "Unregistered Marriage" in the issuance of Family Cards for unregistered married couples can lead to maslahah al-mulghah in the form of legal confusion regarding the legality of one's marriage while at the same time hindering the updating of centralized data which is on the government's agenda.

Researchof The Effect of 2D:4D Finger Length Ratio on The Relationship Between Personality, Satisfaction and Adjusment Features in Married Couples

Evlilik uyum ve doyumları yüksek olan bireylerin yaşam doyumları, hayat kaliteleri de yüksek düzeydedir. Bireylerin kişisel özellikleri hayatın her alanında etkili olduğu gibi evlilikler üzerinde de etkilidir. 505 evli bireyin katılımı ile gerçekleştirilen çalışmada ilişkisel tarama modeli uygulanmıştır. Sağ ve sol el 2D:4D parmak uzunlukları oranları, “Beş Faktörlü Kişilik Envanteri”, “Evlilik Doyumu” ve “Evlilik Uyumu” ölçekleri kullanılarak yapısal eşitlik modellemesi diyagramı kurulmuştur. Sağ ve sol 2D:4D parmak uzunluklarının ölçekler üzerinde etkisinin olmadığı bulunmuştur. Modifikasyonlar ile kurulan ikinci modelde kişilik özelliklerinin, evlilik uyumu (p=0.001&amp;lt;0.05), evlilik uyumunun dadoyum (p=0.001&amp;lt;0.05) üzerindeki etkisi istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmuştur. Bireylerin kişisel özelliklerinin evlilik uyumlarını, evlilik uyumlarının da evlilik doyumlarını etkilediği bulunmuştur. Çalışmamız hem sağ ve sol 2D:4D parmak uzunlukları oranlarının evlilik ile ilişkisini incelemesi hem de ölçekler arasındaki ilişkinin analizinde Yapısal Eşitlik Modellemesi kullanması açısından literatürdeki ilk çalışmadır.

Retracing Islamic Prohibition on Genetic Gestational Surrogacy (Uterine Service) for Married Couples

Assisted reproduction involving third party (sperm, ova or uterus) in the procreation has invited fierce debate amongst Muslim scholar’s world over and the two main theological schools of Islam; Shia and Sunni responded to it differently. In Shia Islam it is practice, while Sunni Islam prohibited it and this prohibition enjoys the endorsement of leading religious clergies (Ulemas) across spectrum. This paper opens up a novel paradigm with regards to prohibition on availing uterine service to gestate embryo created from the gametes of married intended couple for developmental purpose (genetic gestational surrogacy) from analogical and scientific reference in conjunction to Quranic citation; taking into consideration that wet nursing and gestational surrogacy both are societal services and share certain undeniable biogenesis characteristic. The argument is novel in our knowledge and has not been so comprehensively put forth in written form with such explicit scientific evidences before. The parallels between genetic gestational surrogacy and wet nursing/foster motherhood are discussed, with special reference to mainstream arguments of purity of lineage, sanctity (Hurmat) of surrogate women and sacredness of womb etc. The key aspects of gestational surrogacy and wet nursing are also elaborated alongside certain departure points between contemporary surrogacy and Islam inspired surrogacy.

Partners in Health: Investigating Social Genetic Effects Among Married and Cohabiting Couples

Partners resemble each other in health behaviors and outcomes such as alcohol use, smoking, physical activity, and obesity. While this is consistent with social contagion theory suggesting partner influence, it is notoriously difficult to establish causality because of assortative mating and contextual confounding. We offer a novel approach to studying social contagion in health in long-term partnerships by combining genetic data of both partners in married/cohabiting couples with longitudinal data on their health behaviors and outcomes. We examine the influence of the partner’s genetic predisposition for three health outcomes and behaviors (BMI, smoking, and drinking) among married/cohabiting couples. We use longitudinal data from the Health and Retirement Study and the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing with data on health outcomes and genotypes for both partners. Results show that changes over time in BMI, smoking, and drinking depend on the partner’s genetic predispositions to these traits. These findings underline the importance of people’s social surroundings for their health and highlight the potential of targeting health interventions at couples.

Effects of Dyadic Psychotherapy and Self- Monitoring Strategy on Marriage Anxiety among Young Married Couples in Ibadan Baptist Conference

Sustaining a cordial relationship among married couples is a necessity for the marriage to fulfill its purpose. However, marriage anxiety often exerts force on married couples resulting in undesired behaviours. Evidences have shown that young married couples experience marriage anxiety which may lead to conflicts, separation, divorce, suicide and homicide. Previous studies had focused majorly on factors leading to marital anxiety with very few interventions to address the problem. This study, therefore, employed dyadic psychotherapy and self-monitoring strategy as interventions to reduce marriage anxiety among the participants. Ninety-four participants were selected in Ibadan Baptist Conference. Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale ( 16r="&gt; 0.89) was used as screening instrument while the main instrument for post test was Hamilton Anxiety Scale ( 16r="&gt; 0.86). The experiment lasted eight weeks. Seven null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) and Scheffee post hoc test were used as tools of Analysis. The results show that there was a significant main effect of treatment on marriage anxiety (F2.83=60.292; P&lt;0.05, ?2=0.592). Dyadic psychotherapy and self-monitoring strategy were effective in reducing marriage anxiety. Thus, this paper recommended the effective management of marriage anxiety, the strategy involved as well as skills to reduce the marriage anxiety for married couples and professionals in the field of counselling to note in order to effectively treat marital anxiety among couples.

A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude regarding Female Foeticide among Married Couples of Age Group 18 - 35 years in Selected Rural and Urban Areas of Palampur District Kangra H. P.

A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude regarding Female Foeticide among Married Couples of Age Group 18 - 35 years in Selected Rural and Urban Areas of Palampur District Kangra H. P.

Social Media Practices among Married Couples in a Ghanaian Residential Area

Social media engagement is key to sustaining marriage relationships. It is a tool and an emerging backbone that couples employ in communication. Its role in marriages in Ghana is yet to be known. Thus, this study used a descriptive survey design, a non-probability convenience sampling technique, and a structured questionnaire to collect data from 30 couples (60 subjects) in a selected residential area in Ghana to identify the significance of social media use among married couples. The study also employed percentages and frequency tables to analyze the data. Findings ascertained that though social media foster adverse behaviours such as jealousy among couples, it assists them in expressing love, romance, and assiduously caring for each other. The study, therefore, concluded that social media is a beneficial relationship communicative tool when employed positively and meticulously. The study made augmented suggestions that will assist couples in modifying and enhancing their social media use to benefit their relationships. Keywords : marriage couples, mobile phones, social media DOI: 10.7176/NMMC/104-07 Publication date: April 30 th 2023