Conjugality in the Different Stages of the Family Vital Cycle

Abstract

ResumoA conjugalidade é um fenômeno dinâmico, que sofre alterações ao longo do ciclo vital.

Social skills, empathy, love, and satisfaction in the family life cycle

“…The form of administration of these components will have repercussions on Marital Satisfaction. For Tissot and Falcke (2017), dyadic satisfaction presented the lowest level in individuals with young children and the highest score in individuals with adolescent children.…”

“…Researchers have indicated the use of couple-specific skills to promote relationship enhancement and increase marital satisfaction (Ramos, Barreto, & Barreto, 2015;Villa & Del Prette, 2013). Tissot and Falcke (2017) identified potential sources of stress in the various stages of the family life cycle, which require the couple's involvement in certain tasks which, associated with specific risks, can produce dissatisfaction and even marital separation. Although married individuals reported more feelings of happiness than single, divorced, separated and widowed ones (Soulsby & Bennett, 2015), in Brazil, the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (2015) reported an increase of 118.3% in the number of divorces between 2005-2015.…”