Commitment to one's spouse as a predictor of marital quality among older couples

被引：25
作者：
Clements, R
Swensen, CH
机构：
[1] Indiana Univ NW, Gary, IN 46408 USA
[2] Purdue Univ, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
来源：
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY | 2000年 / 19卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1007/s12144-000-1007-7
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号：
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
The present study examined the relationships between several independent variables (ego development, commitment to the spouse, length of marriage, church attendance, and sex of subject) and three marital quality variables (marriage problems, expression of love, and dyadic adjustment) in a community sample of 72 married couples age 50 and up. Commitment to the spouse was the strongest and most consistent predictor of marital quality; commitment was negatively related to marriage problems and positively related to expression of love and dyadic adjustment. The other independent variables were generally unrelated to marital quality.
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