Family and marital research remains unrepresentative in African societies. The current study is a descriptive literature review of empirical research on African marital relationships published in peer-reviewed journals since the beginning of the 21st century. The aim of this study was to describe this body of research with regard to its methodology, main thematic foci, and scientific dissemination. Ninety studies published across 63 scientific journals were identified, with the majority of them using a quantitative and cross-sectional design. Marital satisfaction/ quality and marital stability/instability were the two themes most frequently explored in the studies. Results also revealed that the number of published articles on the topic and the diversity of themes addressed have seen an increase over the years. Implications for the development of further research on African marital relationships are discussed. KEYWORDS African; Afro-American; black; literature review; marriage Despite the growing scientific interest in marital relationships across Western societies, particularly in populations facing specific challenges (e.g., economic and social disadvantage, Afro-Americans, intercultural marriages) (Fincham & Beach, 2010), research on family and marital relationships, as on psychology in general, is unrepresentative in many parts of the world, such as in African societies. This may be mainly due to economic, communication, and value-related factors (Adams, 2004) and to the knowledge dominance of Western societies (Adams, 2004; Berry, 2013; Cooper, 2013; Cooper & Nicholas, 2012). In fact, this gap in empirical research hampers the development of preventive and therapeutic practices as well as a reflection on and change to public policies on family and conjugality to improve psychological well-being and quality of life in African societies (
Os estilos educativos parentais representam uma dimensão central na área da parentalidade. Contudo, carecese de instrumentos que os avaliem na população angolana. Neste estudo, apresentam-se os resultados da validação preliminar (validade fatorial e convergente, e fiabilidade) da versão portuguesa do Questionário de Estilos e Dimensões Parentais no contexto angolano. Participaram no estudo 258 indivíduos angolanos, mães e pais de crianças em idade escolar (6-12 anos). A estrutura original de três fatores (32 itens -estilos autoritativo, autoritário e permissivo) foi replicada através da análise fatorial confirmatória, embora somente os dois primeiros tenham revelado uma boa fiabilidade (.83 e .76, respetivamente). Os resultados sugerem a adequação da versão portuguesa modificada do QDEP para o contexto angolano, designadamente para fins de investigação. O seu uso para fins clínicos carece de estudos psicométricos mais aprofundados.
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