The impact of stress on marital quality: A stress-vulnerability theory

Abstract

ABSTRACt. This article outlines a stress-vulnerability theory for describing how stress impacts marital quality. Implications for therapy are also discussed based on the stress-vulnerability theory.

Marital Quality Among Couples Living Under the Threat of Forced Relocation: The Case of Families in the Golan Heights

“…It was found that the sense of potency and an appreciation of the spouse's coping ability had an impact on the perceived threat of stressor demands, whereas age and education did not have an impact on the perceived threat when analyzed separately. The results, as organized according to Williams's model (Williams, 1995), are presented in Figure 1. Therefore a high sense of potency and a high appreciation of the spouse's ability to cope with the stress will reduce the perceived threat of stressor demands.…”

“…The ABC-X concept has been further developed and studied extensively in the last two decades (Boss, 1987(Boss, , 1988Boss, McCubbin, & Lester, 1979;Burr & Klein, 1994;Hansen & Johnson, 1979;Lavee, McCubbin & Olson, 1987;McCubbin et al, 1980;McCubbin & Figley, 1983;Williams, 1995).…”

“…The sample population included participants from all communities. This fact has a special meaning here, because the type of settlement affects the level of financial support as well as social support, both of which are known to be correlated with stress and coping (Hill, 1958;Williams, 1995).…”

“…As a framework for analysis in answering these questions, we adopted Williams's According to this model, the following hypotheses were formed relating to questions model of stress-vulnerability for marital quality (Williams, 1995). 1 and 2:…”