Before They Said “I Do”: Discriminating Among Marital Outcomes Over 13 Years

Clements, Mari; Stanley, Scott M.; Markman, Howard J.

doi:10.1111/j.0022-2445.2004.00041.x

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“…Past studies state that partner religiosity contributes to relationship quality (e.g., Clements et al 2004), whereas other studies illustrate that partner religiosity does not influence relationship quality (e.g., Mahoney 2010). Although these studies focus on married couples, results of the current study illustrate the importance for dating couples to participate in religious activities together, rather than one of the coupled participants participating in religious activities.…”

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“…However, research on the influence of partner religiosity for relationship quality have produced mixed results. While some studies demonstrated that partners' religiosity was positively associated with relationship quality (Clements et al 2004;Perry 2015), other studies displayed no significant effects of partner religiosity for relationship quality (Mahoney 2010;Mahoney et al 2001). Gender appears to provide an explanation for this discrepancy, as some studies illustrated that women benefited more from having religious partners than men who have religious partners (Lopez et al 2011).…”

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Religiosity and Relationship Quality of Dating Relationships: Examining Relationship Religiosity as a Mediator

Langlais

Schwanz

2017

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Individual and romantic partner religiosity are positively associated with marital quality. However, many studies focus on married couples, rather than examining dating relationships, and rely on single-item measures of religiosity. More importantly, few studies have examined the importance of relationship religiosity in the context of dating, despite the theoretical importance of this construct. Relationship religiosity is defined as participating in and discussing religiosity and spirituality with a current romantic partner. The goal of this study is to test relationship religiosity as a mediator between individual and partner religiosity for relationship quality of dating relationships using stringent measures of centrality of religiosity. Data for this study comes from 119 participants who were in dating relationships (74.8% female; mean age: 23.2 years). Participants completed a survey regarding their religiosity, their partners' religiosity, the religiosity of their relationships, and the quality of their dating relationships. Mediation analyses via linear regression showed that relationship religiosity fully mediated the relationship between individual religiosity and relationship satisfaction and fully mediated the relationship between partner religiosity and relationship satisfaction. However, relationship religiosity was not associated with commitment. Results from the study emphasize the importance of dyadic religious activities for dating couples. Further implications will be discussed.

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Religiosity and Relationship Quality of Dating Relationships: Examining Relationship Religiosity as a Mediator

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2017

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“…The frequency of conflicts and the conflict behaviour are likely to influence the partnership quality (e.g. Clements, Stanley, and Markman 2004), which in turn should affect the intention to have a child (e.g. Rijken and Thomson 2010).…”

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On the links between employment, partnership quality, and the desire to have a first child

Berninger¹,

Weiß²,

Wagner³

2011

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“…For relationship variables, we focused on general relationship adjustment, sexual satisfaction, and observed communication patterns between partners. Observed communication has been found to be a powerful predictor of later marital problems (Clements, Stanley, & Markman, 2004;Gottman & Levenson, 2000;Markman & Hahlweg, 1993). Self-reported marital conflict and dissatisfaction are more often found in individuals who have a history of infidelity relative to those who do not (Atkins, Baucom, & Jacobson, 2001;Edwards & Booth, 1994); moreover, individuals who have engaged in infidelity often cite marital problems as a reason for the infidelity (Spanier & Margolis, 1983).…”

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Premarital Precursors of Marital Infidelity

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Premarital precursors of infidelity were evaluated in a sample of 72 couples (N ¼ 144) who were taking part in a longitudinal study of marriage. Premarital self-report and observational data were compared for couples who experienced infidelity and those who did not experience infidelity in the first years of marriage. Couples in which the male engaged in marital infidelity were characterized, premaritally, by significantly lower male sexual satisfaction, lower male positive communication, and higher female invalidation, whereas couples in which the female went on to engage in infidelity were characterized, premaritally, by significantly lower levels of female positive communication, higher levels of male and female negative communication, and higher levels of male and female invalidation. Implications of the findings for future research on the prediction and prevention of infidelity are discussed.

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Before They Said “I Do”: Discriminating Among Marital Outcomes Over 13 Years

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Cited by 140 publications

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Religiosity and Relationship Quality of Dating Relationships: Examining Relationship Religiosity as a Mediator

Religiosity and Relationship Quality of Dating Relationships: Examining Relationship Religiosity as a Mediator

On the links between employment, partnership quality, and the desire to have a first child

Premarital Precursors of Marital Infidelity

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