The impact of neurological illness on marital relationships

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作者：
O'Connor, Elodie J. [1 ]
McCabe, Marita P. [1 ]
Firth, Lucy [2 ]
机构：
[1] Deakin Univ, Sch Psychol, Burwood, Vic 3125, Australia
[2] Univ Melbourne, Parkville, Vic 3052, Australia
来源：
JOURNAL OF SEX & MARITAL THERAPY | 2008年 / 34卷 / 02期
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10.1080/00926230701636189
中图分类号：
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号：
040203 ;
摘要：
The current study investigated the impact of neurological illness on marital relationship satisfaction. Participants numbered 423 patients and 335 carers from motor neurone disease (MND), Huntington's disease (HD), Parkinson's, and multiple sclerosis (MS). The results demonstrated that patients and carers with HD had a significantly lower level of relationship satisfaction and sex life satisfaction than the other three illness groups. Further, patients with HD indicated a significantly higher level of relationship satisfaction than their carers. For MS and MND patients, social support predicted marital relationship satisfaction, and for Parkinson's patients, social support and sex life satisfaction predicted marital relationship satisfaction.
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