Quality Of Marriage Research Articles

The Relationship Between Differentiation of Self and Marital Quality in Turkish Married Women: The Mediating Role of Dyadic Adjustment

This study aims to examine the mediating role of dyadic adjustment in the relationship between self-differentiation and marital quality in married women. The participants of the study consist of 304 women selected by convenience sampling method. A Personal Information Form, Differentiation of Self Scale, Renewed Couple Adjustment Scale, and Marriage Quality Scale were used as data collection tools. Data analysis was carried out with SPSS 22 and AMOS 23 programs. The fit values of the model established in the study showed a perfect fit (X2/sd=1.348, NFI=.994, CFI=.998, IFI=.998, RMSEA=.034). In the subsequent correlation analysis, a significant and positive relationship was observed between the predictor variables and the predicted variables (p

PREMARITAL COUNSELING; MODEL KONSELING PRA NIKAH MEMBENTUK KELUARGA SAKINAH, MAWADDAH, WA RAHMAH

Every married couple definitely wants a harmonious, happy and sakinah, mawaddah and rahmah household. The quality of marriage that achieves harmony and happiness has an impact on the psychological well-being of children, the optimal development of children's potential and the achievement of a sakinah household. Conversely, when the family is not harmonious, it can lead to divorce, and the psychological condition of the child is shaken. This study aims to determine the model of premarital counselling given to prospective bridal couples. This study used a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach which was carried out on several KUA marriage assistant counsellors. Data collection techniques were carried out through interviews and FGD (focus group discussion). Stages of data analysis through; (1) The researcher begins by thoroughly describing his experience, (2) grouping the data into meaningful units, the researcher details and writes a textual description of his experience, (3) reflects on his thoughts and uses imaginative variations (imaginative variation), (4) construct all explanations about the meaning and essence of the subject's experience. The research results obtained: (1). Premarital Counseling (premarital counselling) is an obligation for prospective married couples, (2) the need for the implementation of Premarital Counseling to be carried out intensively to increase happiness, (3) premarital counselling as an alternative step to minimize Divorce rates and Preventive Marriage Problems.

Russian Working Women’s Evaluations of Marital Relationships

The purpose of the presented analysis is to characterize the estimates of marital relations given by working married women, as well as to identify how the nature of the relationship affects some other aspects of family life, and what intrafamily factors determine the obtained estimates. The analysis is based on the results of a survey conducted in 2020 in 10 Russian regions within the framework of the project “Demographic Well-Being of Russia”. The results showed that in many families, one of the measured indicators of marital relations (either an assessment of cohesion or conflict) is unfavorable, which indicates the presence of problems. Only a third of the respondents have a very good relationship with their husband– conflict-free and cohesive. The direct influence of the nature of marital relations (favorable/unfavorable) on psychological well-being and lifestyle assessments has been established. The hypothesis about the connection between the perception of the nature of relationships and the general psychological atmosphere and image of one’s family, as well as relationships with close relatives, was confirmed. Factors influencing assessments of marital relations are: 1.Gender order of family power (headship in the family and budget management practices). Relationships are assessed most favorably in families where the man is the head of the family and joint management of the budget is practiced; 2. Own views on the quality of marriage in the parental family. Women who positively assess their parents' marital relationships are more optimistic in their assessments of their marital relationships; 3. The financial situation of the family, which predetermines the deterioration of women’s judgments about marital relationships, depending on negative assessments of living conditions.

Undergraduate students' attitudes towards marriage equality: Changes in an introductory family science course

This study explored undergraduate students’ changes in attitudes toward marriage equality in an introductory family science course. Students enrolled in the course were exposed to teaching activities centered largely around prejudice and discrimination to examine their effectiveness in facilitating the development of more positive attitudes toward marriage quality. The results of quantitative analyses revealed that substantial numbers of students became more supportive of marriage equality over time in this course. Qualitative analyses of written open-ended student responses utilizing the constant comparative method resulted in three emergent themes: support of marriage equality, increased understanding of marriage equality, and opposition to marriage equality. Collectively, the findings of this exploratory study indicate that the teaching method utilized was effective in fostering the development of more positive attitudes toward marriage equality. Implications for future research, replication, and adaptation in other disciplines are discussed.

Development of the prenatal positive experience scale for men in Japan: A cross-sectional scale development study

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale to measure the positive experiences of men during their partner's pregnancy. Methods: Scale items were developed in consultation with the literature. The content and surface validity were assessed by experts and the public. Exploratory factor analysis, convergence validity, and internal consistency of the scale were analyzed. Data were collected using the Quality Marriage Index, responsibility and happiness numerical rating scales, and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Multiple regression analysis was performed to identify relevant variables. Results: A total of 267 expectant fathers were sampled. The final scale was composed of 28 items and 3 factors, namely, 1, increased awareness of becoming a father; 2, self-growth through becoming a father; and 3, comprising positive emotional responses to pregnancy events. Cronbach's alpha was.98 for the entire scale and ranged from.88 to.97 for the three factors. Regarding convergent validity, a significant moderate positive correlation with other scales was found. Significantly related variables included number of weeks pregnant, age of wife, positive emotional response at pregnancy announcement, and risk of depression. Conclusions: The 3 factors and 28-item Prenatal Positive Experience Scale for Men were confirmed to have sufficient reliability and validity. More advanced gestational weeks, a younger partner, positive emotional response at pregnancy announcement, and no risk of depression were associated with more positive emotional experiences. On the basis of these results, nursing interventions promoting positive emotions should be provided for men during pregnancy.

PENGARUH PENGUNGKAPAN DIRI DAN PENYESUAIAN PERNIKAHAN TERHADAP KUALITAS PERNIKAHAN PASANGAN DENGAN CARA TA’ARUF

Marriage through the method of “ta’aruf” has become popular recently. Considering that the process of marriage conducted thorugh “ta’aruf” is different from the conventional marriage process, it is interesting to examine it from the perspectives of self disclosure and marital adjustment. The aim of this study is to describe the influence of self disclosure and marital adjustment on the marital quality of couples who undergo “ta’aruf” marriage. The study employs a quantitative approach, and the participants consist of 32 respondents who are married through the “ta’aruf” method, comprising both males and females. Three measurements are utilized in this study: The Indonesian Moslem Marital Quality Scale; Self Disclosure and Relational Outcomes; and the Marital Adjustment Questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis is used as the analytical method to test the hypotheses. The findings show a significant influence of self disclosure on the marital quality of couples who marry through the “ta’aruf” method. Marital adjustment also significantly affects the marital quality of such couples. Also both self disclosure and marital adjustment have an impact on the marital quality of couples who undergo “ta’aruf” marriage. The implications of this study suggest that couples who marry through “ta’aruf” can achieve good marital quality similar to couples who opt for other methods. However, it is advisable for prospective couples who are still in the “ta’aruf” process to go deeper into understanding each other and seek information from books or literature about marriage in Islam as an effort to prepare for a higher quality marriage.

Alcohol Use and Mortality Among Older Couples in the United States: Evidence of Individual and Partner Effects.

Spouses with concordant (i.e., similar) drinking behaviors often report better quality marriages and are married longer compared with those who report discordant drinking behaviors. Less is known regarding whether concordant or discordant patterns have implications for health, as couples grow older. The present study examined whether drinking patterns among older couples are associated with mortality over time. The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) is a nationally representative sample of individuals and their partners (married/cohabiting) over age 50 in the United States, in which participants completed surveys every 2 years. Participants included 4,656 married/cohabiting different-sex couples (9,312 individuals) who completed at least 3 waves of the HRS from 1996 to 2016. Participants reported whether they drank alcohol at all in the last 3 months, and if so, the average amount they drank per week. Mortality data were from 2016. Analyses revealed concordant drinking spouses (both indicated they drank in the last 3 months) survived longer than discordant drinking spouses (1 partner drinks and the other does not) and concordant nondrinking spouses. Analysis of average drinks per week showed a quadratic association with mortality such that light drinking predicted better survival rates among individuals and their partners compared with abstaining and heavy drinking. Further, similar levels of drinking in terms of the amount of drinking were associated with greater survival, particularly among wives. This study moves the field forward by showing that survival varies as a function of one's own and one's partner's drinking.

The influence of bride price on the marriage quality of Chinese women and its differences between urban and rural areas

The practice of bride price payment has a longstanding history in China and has become a customary procedure by which men are able to get married. Despite attracting significant research attention due to the escalating bride price amount, few studies have focused on its impact on marriage quality. Using data from the 2020 Beijing and Chengdu Household Survey, this study examined how the bride price amount affects women's marital quality, including marital happiness, marital relationship quality, and exposure to domestic violence, based on three theoretical perspectives: marriage repayment theory, marriage endowment theory, and marriage signal theory. The study also incorporated interaction terms to investigate potential differences in the effects of bride price on women's marital quality between urban and rural areas. The results indicate that the current bride price practice is more aligned with the marriage endowment theory and has a statistically significant positive effect on urban women's marital happiness and relationship quality, but no effect was observed in rural areas. The influence of the bride price amount on the frequency of domestic violence against women also varied between urban and rural areas. Because men in rural areas face a disadvantage in the marriage market and there is a scarcity of available women, they are less likely to resort to domestic violence to manage marital conflicts when paying a higher bride price.

The Urgency of Pre-Marital Guidance on Catin (Bride-to-Be) Through an Abstinence Approach in Cirebon City

This study aims to reveal in depth the urgency of premarital guidance on catin (bride-to-be) through the abstinence approach in the city of Cirebon. The approach in this research uses a qualitative with the type of case study with analytical descriptive methods. The data collection techniques used in this study: observation, interviews, and documentation studies. While analyzing the data by using: Data Reduction, data display, and data conclusion. While. The results showed that 1) The KUA Program provides a schedule for the implementation of Production Health Counseling, STIs, and HIV-AIDS activities as well as advice and Health Examinations for Brides-to-be together with LKB Puskemas Officers to carry out pre-test counseling and examination of STIs and HIV-AIDS 2) The process of implementing premarital guidance on catin (bride-to-be) in Cirebon City is carried out through various strategies through an abstinence approach 3) The duration of delivery of counseling materials is very short. there are still brides who are not present, the percentage between the number of brides is still not 100%, 4) The result is a lot of knowledge that can improve the quality of marriage and create a happy and prosperous family, and avoid HIV AidsTRANSLATE with x EnglishArabicHebrewPolishBulgarianHindiPortugueseCatalanHmong DawRomanianChinese SimplifiedHungarianRussianChinese TraditionalIndonesianSlovakCzechItalianSlovenianDanishJapaneseSpanishDutchKlingonSwedishEnglishKoreanThaiEstonianLatvianTurkishFinnishLithuanianUkrainianFrenchMalayUrduGermanMalteseVietnameseGreekNorwegianWelshHaitian CreolePersian // TRANSLATE with COPY THE URL BELOW Back EMBED THE SNIPPET BELOW IN YOUR SITE Enable collaborative features and customize widget: Bing Webmaster PortalBack//

Analysis Marital Quality and Parenting Style in Adolescence Marriage Family

Marriage during adolescence has an impact on the unpreparedness of families to carry out family duties and functions, including in building the quality of marriage and childcare. This study aims to analyze the quality of marriage and parenting styles in families who married in adolescence. This study used a phenomenological qualitative descriptive method using a purposive sampling technique. There were 3 participants in this study with criteria of mothers who married during adolescence and had children. This research was conducted in Purwakarta Regency in February-April 2022. Data collection techniques used observation, and semi-structured interviews with data analysis, reduction, and conclusion. The results showed that the quality of marriage in families who married in adolescence had low-quality marriages as indicated by poor communication between family members and low family economic conditions. In parenting styles, families generally adopt a permissive parenting style which is shown by giving warm affection to children but not accompanied by clear and consistent rules.

Association between marital satisfaction of female patients with persistent depressive disorder, and their own and husbands' autism spectrum disorder or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder traits.

Patients' and spouses' neurodevelopmental traits may influence marital relationships, which are significantly associated with depressive symptoms. However, no studies have examined marital relationships in persistent depressive disorder (PDD) in terms of neurodevelopmental traits. This study aimed to explore the association between the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits of female PDD patients and both partners' (patient and husband) marital satisfaction. A cross-sectional online survey was administered during two predetermined consecutive months at seven institutions. Participants were female outpatients who fulfilled the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition criteria for PDD and their husbands. The instruments of the study were the following validated surveys: the Quality Marriage Index (QMI), the Autism-Spectrum Quotient Japanese version-21 (AQ-J-21), and the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale Part A (ASRS Part A). The patients' AQ-J-21 showed a positive significant association with their QMI in all patients who responded to this study's questionnaire, whereas among couples wherein both patient and husband responded, the ASRS Part A exhibited a positive significant association with the patients' QMI. Conversely, the husbands' ASRS Part A exhibited a negative significant association with the patients' QMI. The patients' ASD and ADHD traits may play a positive role in the marital satisfaction of female PDD patients, while their husbands' ADHD traits may play a negative role. For female PDD patients with low marital satisfaction, it may be important to consider whether their husbands have ADHD traits; if so, it may be necessary to develop intervention strategies focused on the traits for improving the low marital satisfaction. However, our conclusions are not sufficiently convincing.

Marital quality and depression as mediators linking childhood maltreatment to adult physical health

BackgroundChildhood maltreatment is known to influence adult physical health among midlife adults. Evidence suggests that depressive symptoms mediate the association. However, research has discounted the role of marital quality in understanding health outcomes among adults maltreated in childhood. ObjectiveTo advance this line of inquiry, we examined the relationship between marital quality and depressive symptoms in a sequential mediation model linking childhood maltreatment to adult physical health over ten years. Participants and settingOur sample consisted of midlife adults (n = 550) from three waves of the Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) study. The majority (n = 91.4 %) were white. At MIDUS 2, the mean age was 54.84 (SD = 10.78) and the mean age at MIDUS 3 was 63.96 (SD = 10.81). MethodsStructural equation modeling was used to examine the degree to which marital quality and depressive symptoms mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adult physical outcomes. Bootstrapping procedures were used to estimate the indirect effects. ResultsThe serial mediation effects from maltreatment to adult physical health through marital quality and depressive symptoms were significant. Likewise, the simple indirect effects from maltreatment to subjective evaluations and the number of chronic health conditions through depressive symptoms were also significant. ConclusionsChildhood maltreatment is linked to adult physical health problems through marital quality and depressive symptoms, suggesting that the quality of adult marriages may play a critical role in health outcomes. Improving the quality of marriages may reduce risk factors, such as depression, that potentate future physical health problems.

Burden and Psychological Distress in Caregivers of Persons with Addictions

Addiction is a complex psychosocial problem that has significant psychosocial effects on family members. The aim of this study is to gain insight into the burden and psychological distress suffered by caregivers of drug abusers. Ninety-nine caregivers of hard drug addicts participated in this study. The test group consisted of 50 participants and the control group had 49 participants. The participants filled out the General Demographic Questionnaire; Caregiving and the Experience of Subjective and Objective Burden; SCL-90-R; and WHOQOL-BREF. Caregivers of addicts who were preparing to join the community exhibited a significantly higher objective burden, subjective burden, subjective stress burden and greater psychological distress in comparison to caregivers of addicts in the community, and their quality of life was poorer (p < 0.001). The following showed to be risk factors for psychological distress: families with a greater number of children, marital, employment and economic status and duration of addiction. The protective factors were better quality of life, long-term marriage and higher education level of caregivers. Caring for addicts who are living with their families is a significant responsibility and burden for caregivers.

Parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health: the chain mediating role of parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships

The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health and the mediating role of parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships. The Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, the Parental Marital Quality Scale, the Child‒Parent Relationship Scale and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were used to survey 822 parents of young children (50% fathers) in Changchun, Jilin Province, China. The results indicated that (1) parents’ perceived social support was positively correlated with children’s mental health; (2) parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships play a simple mediating role between parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health; and (3) parental marital quality and parent‒child relationships also play a chain mediating role between parents’ perceived social support and children’s mental health. This suggests that providing good social support for parents enhances the quality of marriages and parent‒child relationships and will also contribute to good mental health in children.

Factors influencing postpartum depression among Japanese parents: A prospective longitudinal study.

Postpartum depression (PPD) may have negative effects on the parents and lead to impaired cognitive, socioemotional, and behavioral development in their children. The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with PPD in parents during the first year after delivery. This study used a self-administered questionnaire. Questionnaires were mailed at 5 days, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year after delivery, respectively. The particpants were 107 pairs of mothers and fathers. PPD was assessed using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Data on sense of coherence (SOC), Quality Marriage Index, Social Support Scale, Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale, and sociodemographic variables were collected. Multiple regression analysis was performed to examine the strength of the association between several variables and the EPDS at each survey period for fathers and mothers, respectively. The prevalence of PPD in the first-year postpartum ranged from 12.1%-23.4% to 7.5%-8.4% for fathers and mothers, respectively. SOC had the strongest impact on EPDS scores for both fathers and mothers at all four survey periods. Our findings suggest that stress coping skills are an important factor affecting PPD throughout the first-year postpartum for both fathers and mothers.

Exploring the trajectory and correlates of social isolation for veterans across a 6-month period during COVID-19.

Social isolation is a relevant problem for veterans who are at risk for disengaging from others as a function of transition stress from military life to civilian life, and given high rates of exposure to trauma and psychological distress. Few researchers have examined social isolation in veterans over time, particularly during COVID-19 that led to significant barriers and restrictions on social interactions. The purpose of this longitudinal study was to assess veterans' experience of social isolation and its mental health and social functioning correlates during a 6-month period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 188 United States veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. A total of four assessments were administered: one every two months for a total duration of six months. The average number of completed assessments across all participants was 3.70 (SD = 0.75) with 159 participants (84.13%) completing all four timepoints. Surveys included measures of global mental health and social functioning as indicated by perceived emotional support, quality of marriage, and couple satisfaction. Multilevel modeling was used to assess 1) growth models to determine whether social isolation changed over time and the trajectory of that change (i.e., linear or quadratic); and 2) whether social isolation was related to both concurrent and prospective indicators of mental health and social functioning. All analyses included person mean centered and grand mean centered isolation to assess for within-and between-person effects. Veterans reported a quadratic trajectory in social isolation that decreased slightly and stabilized over time. Findings indicate that higher social isolation, at both the within- and between-person level, was negatively associated with concurrent emotional support, mental health, quality of marriage, and couple satisfaction. However, all prospective effects were nonsignificant at the within-person level. Results suggest although isolation may decrease over time, veterans report worse mental health and social functioning during times when they report higher levels of social isolation compared to themselves and others. Future work is needed to determine if interventions can be applied during those times to prevent or target those negative associations.

Interpersonal Discrimination and Relationship Quality among Married Mid-Life and Older Black Adults

Theories of minority stress contagion suggest that the consequences of racial discrimination may extend beyond the individual to impact close others. We empirically test direct and spillover associations between racialized stress and marital support and strain among mid-life and older Black spouses. We use actor-partner interdependence models to analyze dyadic data from 280 different-sex, married Black couples from the 2014 and 2016 Health and Retirement Study who completed the psychosocial leave-behind module. We find significant actor effects for husbands’ racial discrimination on their own marital support and strain, while wives’ racial discrimination is positively associated with their own marital strain. We find no evidence of partner effects nor significant gender differences in the association between racial discrimination and marital quality. The findings highlight pathways by which racial discrimination affects the marriage quality of Black men and women in mid- to late-life.

Psychological distress, emotion regulation, neuroticism, and sexual relationship on patients with temporary ejaculation failure in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer treatment.

Temporary ejaculation failure on the oocyte retrieval day might leading interruption of the oocyte retrieval procedure. The present study aims to understand the psychosocial factor that affects men with temporary ejaculation failure (TEF) in Vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) patients, and thus provide new ideas for optimal clinical treatment. In a prospective study, the male patients during IVF treatment in a reproductive center of a tertiary hospital in Shandong were divided into two groups, 70 men with TEF and 79 normal controls. General population sociology and clinical disease were investigated, and the Kessler 10 scale, emotion regulation questionnaire, big five inventory questionnaire, and sex subscale of marriage quality were used to assess the psychological distress, emotion regulation, neuroticism, and satisfaction with sexual life. The scores of perceived distress and neuroticism of the TEF group were higher than the non-TEF group (p < 0.001), and cognitive reappraisal and sexual relationship were significantly lower than those in the non-TEF group (p < 0.001). Psychological distress (OR 1.130, p = 0.031) and neuroticism (OR 1.096, p = 0.050) were risk factors for TEF, while cognitive reappraisal (OR 0.883, p = 0.004) and sexual relationship (OR 0.712, p < 0.001) was protective factors. The present study demonstrates that psychosocial factors influence TEF in IVF-ET patients, which provides the basis for the prevention of the occurrence of TEF in a male undergoing IVF-ET.

Information Disclosure and Marriage Quality: Evidence from Premarital Medical Exams

Information Disclosure and Marriage Quality: Evidence from Premarital Medical Exams

Relationship Between Personality Traits and Marital Quality Among Married Individuals in Kiambu Catholic Deanery, Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya

Numerous studies have indicated that personality traits have both a positive and negative impact on marriage quality. However, such researches with Catholic married people in Kiambu Deanery are lacking. The study objective was to determine the association between personality traits and marital quality among married people in Kiambu Catholic Deanery, Archdiocese of Nairobi, Kenya. The study made use of a correlational research design. A sample size of 193 participants was chosen for the study using proportionate stratified sampling. The Big Five Inventory Scale and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale were used to collect data for the study. SPSS version 32 was used to do correlational analysis on the data. Apart from negative emotionality, the data revealed that all four personality qualities linked favorably with marital quality. The study suggests that future studies be conducted with married couples rather than married individuals