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Marital Stability (marital + stability)
Selected AbstractsAssessing the impact of community marriage policies® on county divorce rates,FAMILY RELATIONS, Issue 5 2004Paul James Birch Community marriage initiatives (CMIs) are designed to strengthen marriage and increase marital stability by addressing relevant laws, policies, and cultural factors. We examined a specific CMI designed to lower divorce rates by establishing a shared public commitment among clergy to strengthen marriage. A mixed-effects general linear model was used to determine whether changes in divorce rates over time were different before than after in 122 sites. Results indicate that divorce rates declined more rapidly following adoption, and this decline was larger than that observed in comparison counties. This difference in declines translates into a 2% difference annually in favor of CMI counties. Implications for measuring the effectiveness of CMIs are addressed. [source] FIVE TYPES OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MARRIAGESJOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY, Issue 3 2001William D. Allen This study developed a marital typology based on a nonrandom, national sample of 415 African-American couples who took the Enriching Relationship Issues, Communication and Happiness (ENRICH) marital assessment inventory. Five types of African-American marriages were identified through cluster analysis using the positive couple agreement (PCA) scores in 10 relationship domains. Relationships between marital stisfaction, marital stability, and the five marital types were then analyzed. The five types (from highest marital satisfaction to lowest) were labeled as vitalized, harmonious, traditional, conflicted, and devitalized. The results were similar including the number and characteristics of marital types. [source] The Influence of In-Laws on Change in Marital SuccessJOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, Issue 3 2001Chalandra M. Bryant This study prospectively examines the association between discord with in-laws and the long-term relationship success of husbands and wives who had been married for an average of almost 2 decades. We hypothesized that the quality of spouses' relationships with their parents-in-law would predict spouses' marital success. In addition, this study underscores the causal role of in-laws by examining the influence of marital success on relationships with in-laws. For wives, discord with mothers- and fathers-in-law predicted own perceptions of marital success at a later time period. Results were slightly different for husbands' discord with fathers-in-law. The reverse (marital success predicting less discord with in-laws) was only true for husbands. The study also explored the influence of spouses' discord with in-laws on partners' perceptions of marital success. These are among the first prospective, longitudinal findings demonstrating that, even in long-term marriages, conflicts in extended family relations will erode marital stability, satisfaction, and commitment over time. [source] Functioning and disability 6,15 years after traumatic brain injuries in northern SwedenACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 6 2009L. J. Jacobsson Objectives,, To assess long-term functioning and disability after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Material and methods,, Individuals (n = 88) in Norrbotten, northern Sweden, who had been transferred for neurosurgical care were assessed with internationally established TBI outcome measures 6,15 years post-injury. Results,, There was an improvement in overall outcome from discharge from inpatient rehabilitation to follow-up. Many individuals had a high degree of motor and cognitive functioning, which enabled them to live independently in their own home without assistance, but there remained a disability related to community reintegration and social participation. This affected their productivity and to some degree their marital stability. The remaining disability and reduced productivity were related to the age at injury and the injury severity. Conclusions,, Our data showed that individuals with a TBI can achieve and maintain a high degree of functioning many years after the injury. Increasing age and a greater injury severity contributed to their long-term disability. [source] | ||||||||||