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Predicting Marital Distress and Dissolution: Refining the Two-Factor Hypothesis.
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Journal of Family Psychology . Mar2006, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p156-159. 4p. 2 Charts, 1 Graph. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Measures of communication, hostility, and neuroticism taken from 85 couples from Germany before marriage were used to predict marital outcomes 5 years later. Hostility and neuroticism discriminated between couples who separated or divorced after 5 years and those who remained married, whereas communication discriminated between married-satisfied and married-dissatisfied couples. Only hostility and neuroticism predicted marital satisfaction at 18 months, suggesting that these factors contribute to rapid, early declines in marital functioning. The authors conclude that poor communication alone cannot account for the full range of marital outcomes and that skill-based models of marriage can be strengthened by considering relatively rare exchanges between partners (e.g., aggression) and their enduring vulnerabilities (e.g., neuroticism). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08933200
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Family Psychology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 20810705
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.20.1.156