Marital Satisfaction over the Family Life Cycle: A Reevaluation

Rollins, Boyd C.; Cannon, Kenneth L.

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“…Some reports have documented decreased satisfaction over the marital career (e.g., O'Leary et al, 1989;Pineo, 1961). Other reports have suggested that long-term marriages show a curvilinear trend in marital satisfaction, in which marital satisfaction decreases during the child-rearing stage and increases in the postparental stage (Anderson, Russell, & Schumm, 1983;Rollins & Cannon, 1974;Weishaus & Field, 1988). Thus, the data are inconclusive, with the frequent use of cross-sectional research designs and reports of marriages that survive over time as happy resulting in inappropriate interpretations (Berardo, 1990).…”

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Linking retirement experiences and marital satisfaction: A mediational model.

Higginbottom¹,

Barling²,

Kelloway³

1993

Psychology and Aging

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The authors propose and test a mediatorial model linking the experience of retirement with marital satisfaction. The experience of retirement (financial strain, time structure, a sense of purposefulness, and interpersonal contacts) is held to predict marital satisfaction indirectly through its sequential effects on context-specific well-being (retirement-specific satisfaction with health, activities, and peers) and context-free well-being (depressive symptoms). Both this model and a revised model in which retirement satisfaction also exerted a direct effect on marital satisfaction were supported using structural equation modeling on data from 164 retirees (mean age = 69 years). An alternative model in which depressive symptoms assume a predictive rather than mediational role was not supported; cross-lagged regression analyses excluded the possibility that marital dissatisfaction resulted in depressive symptoms. The conceptual and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Linking retirement experiences and marital satisfaction: A mediational model.

Higginbottom¹,

Barling²,

Kelloway³

1993

Psychology and Aging

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“…Par contre, d'autres auteurs (Rollins et Feldman, 1970;FeIdman, 1971;Rollins et Cannon, 1974;Anderson et al, 1983) ont évalué la satisfaction conjugale à toutes les étapes du cycle de la vie de couple. Ils obtiennent alors une relation curvilinéaire entre le bonheur conjugal et la durée du mariage.…”

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Le nouveau-né et le couple : adversaires ou partenaires?

Provost¹,

Tremblay²

2007

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Nous acceptons généralement l'idée que la venue planifiée d'un premier enfant est source de joie pour les nouveaux parents et qu'elle fait naître aussi chez eux un sentiment d'accomplissement. Traditionnellement, la société considère d'un bon oeil le passage à ce nouveau rôle que constitue la formation d'une cellule familiale. Or, non seulement la recherche sur les relations conjugales a-t-elle mis de côté le romantisme de l'imagerie populaire, mais elle a petit à petit développé une idée négative de cette crise de transition. L'objectif de cet article est donc de faire d'abord une recension des écrits traitant de l'effet de la venue d'un premier enfant sur le vécu conjugal et de nuancer l'aspect de crise que cette première naissance peut avoir sur le couple. Nous concluons qu'il faudrait peut-être repenser le concept de satisfaction conjugale. À la lumière de notre rapide survol de la documentation, ce concept semble trop restreint et quelque peu confus. En effet, les chercheurs ne s'entendent pas encore sur une même définition de la satisfaction conjugale et opérationnalisent le concept de satisfaction conjugale de manières parfois très différentes. Il en résulte beaucoup de confusion, d'autant plus que plusieurs termes ont été utilisés comme synonymes de satisfaction. En outre, l'évaluation de la qualité de la relation ne doit pas se restreindre à celle de la satisfaction des deux partenaires. D'autres dimensions (cf. ajustement, engagement, cohésion, etc.) devraient être considérées pour donner une image plus exacte des changements qui s'opèrent à l'intérieur du couple au cours des années.We generally accept that the planned arrival of a first child is a source of joy for the new parents and that it provides them with a sense of accomplishment. Traditionally, society welcomes the formation of a family unit and looks forward to this passage into the new role of parenthood. However, not only has research on marital relations set aside the popular imagery of romanticism, but it has increasingly given negative connotations to this crisis-prone transition phase. The objective of this article is therefore to review literature concerning the impact of a newborn child on the marital experience, and to nuance the idea that childbirth can lead to crisis situations within the couple. In conclusion, the authors argue that the concept of marital satisfaction needs to be reformulated. Judging from their brief overview of literature, the authors believe the concept to be too narrowly defined and slightly ambiguous. Indeed, researchers have not yet reached a consensus on the definition of marital satisfaction. Furthermore, they tend to operationalize the concept in very different ways. As a result, there is a lot of conclusion and the fact that many researchers use different terms as a synonym of satisfaction is no help. What's more, the assessment of quality in a relationship should not be limited to measuring the level of satisfaction of the two partners. Other dimensions (e.g. adjustment, commitment, cohesio...

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“…En la mayoría de los estudios que han seguido la primera estrategia, se ha estudiado la satisfacción marital en función del ciclo de vida familiar que se refiere a los cambios en la relación de la pareja conforme al paso del tiempo y/o el nacimiento y crianza de los hijos (Burr, 1970;Rollins & Cannon, 1974;Rollins & Feldman, 1970). En los estudios en los que se ha favorecido la segunda estrategia, se compara la satisfacción de parejas recién casadas con parejas que llevan entre 10 y 15 años de casadas y parejas con 20 o más años de casados (Gilford & Bengtson, 1979;Kurdek, 1993;Rogers & Amato, 1997).…”

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Contribution of number of children to marital-satisfaction magnitude

Santibáñez

Hernández

Segura

2009

Int. j. psychol. res.

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The magnitude-estimation method from the social psychophysics was used to study the relative importance that men and women, with different number of children, assigned to 63 marital activities. The results were adjusted with a power function from which the exponent describes the rate of relative importance assigned to the activities. For men, the exponent was progressively lower as the number of children increased. For women, the exponent remained more or less at the same level regardless of the number of children. An analysis by marital-interaction areas corroborated the changes in the global exponents previously described. The importance of social psychophysics to analyze phenomena such as marital satisfaction is discussed.Key words: Magnitude-estimation method, power function, social psychophysics, marital satisfaction. RESUMENSe empleó el método de estimación de las magnitudes de la psicofísica social para averiguar la importancia que hombres y mujeres, con diferentes números de hijos, asignaron a 63 actividades maritales. Se ajustaron los resultados con una función de poder cuyo exponente muestra la razón de importancia de las actividades. Se encontró que para los hombres el exponente disminuyó conforme aumentó el número de hijos. Para las mujeres el exponente permaneció más o menos igual, independientemente del número de hijos. Un análisis por áreas de la interacción marital corroboró los cambios en los exponentes globales previamente descritos. Estos resultados muestran la utilidad de la psicofísica social para analizar fenómenos como la satisfacción marital.Palabras Clave: Método de estimación de las magnitudes, función de poder, psicofísica social, satisfacción marital.Artículo recibido/Article

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Marital Satisfaction over the Family Life Cycle: A Reevaluation

Cited by 191 publications

References 15 publications

Linking retirement experiences and marital satisfaction: A mediational model.

Linking retirement experiences and marital satisfaction: A mediational model.

Le nouveau-né et le couple : adversaires ou partenaires?

Contribution of number of children to marital-satisfaction magnitude

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