Dissertations / Theses: 'Communication in marriage. Intimacy (Psychology)'

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Kulp, John A. "Developing empathy and intimacy through communication." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003.

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Stewart, Kevin Royce. "Increasing intimacy in Christian marriages by examining the Song of Songs." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Law, Miu-sheung, and 羅妙嫦. "An exploratory study of the communication pattern and level of intimacy among married couples." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31248421.

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Rodriguez, Victor M. "Bowen's family systems theory applied to intimacy needs in a marriage enrichment program for clergy." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Waetjen, Ray. "Measuring the effectiveness of the Couple communication program on improving the marital satisfaction of Christian adult children of alcoholics." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Jamison, David L. "Effects of communication/listening skills & conflict resolution skills on lowering anger levels and raising marital satisfaction levels for married couples." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Birch, Paul James. "Family-of-Origin Distress and Intimacy in Later-Life Couples." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 1999. http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/u?/MTAF,15560.

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Ayinde, Olatubosun Taiwo. "Equipping a select group of married couples at Shepherdhill Baptist Church, Lagos, Nigeria, in communication skills to strengthen marriage relationships." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p053-0299.

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Padgett, Emily A. "Relational Spirituality and Trajectories of Observed Emotional Intimacy During the Transition to Parenthood." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1460016655.

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Thornton, Larry R. "A Biblical approach to establishing marital intimacy." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Vigil, Jim P. "Marital intimacy development of a course unit entitled, "marital intimacy" within the course, PS/TH 272 Theology of Marriage, offered at Central Bible College /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p006-1593.

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Nagi, Samuel Njuguna. "Defining marital intimacy and commitment among the Gikuyu tribe of central Kenya." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Hickmon, William Adrian Jr. "Analysis of an adventure-based marriage enrichment program." Diss., This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-170540/.

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Stevens, Natalie Jan. "How Virtues and Values Affect Marital Intimacy." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd916.pdf.

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Brunell, Amy Beth. "Perceptions of Risk in Intimacy: Couple Communication and Relationship Satisfaction." W&M ScholarWorks, 2002. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539626379.

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Toler, Jane K. "The Effects of an Oral History Interview on Counselor Trainees' Confidence and Couples' Intimacy." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2003. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4172/.

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A major concern many counselor trainees face when preparing to see their first couple-client is that of confidence because they have had little to no experience in interacting in a professional capacity with couples. Many beginning counselors experience anxiety, which can inhibit their effectiveness with clients (Scanlon & Baille, 1994). Introducing counselor trainees to a relatively non-threatening interaction with couples might reduce the initial anxiety that characterizes the neophyte counselor venturing into new clinical territory. The interaction may also enhance feelings of warmth and closeness of the couples. John Gottman's Oral History Interview (Gottman, 1999) was the protocol used in the interaction between trainee and couple. An instrument developed for this study to measure couple counseling confidence, the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (Spielberger, 1983), and the Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships (Schaefer & Olson, 1981) were used to assess levels of counselor confidence, counselor anxiety, and couple intimacy, respectively. The confidence instrument and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory were administered to 37 students who were enrolled in four graduate level introductory couple counseling classes and who interviewed couples, as well as to 34 counselor-trainees who were enrolled in five graduate level counseling courses other than couple counseling and who did not interview couples. Analyses of the quantitative data revealed no statistically significant differences in confidence between trainees who interviewed a couple and trainees who did not interview a couple. Analyses of qualitative data suggested there were differences. The Personal Assessment of Intimacy in Relationships was administered to 67 individual couple participants who were interviewed by counselor trainees, and 35 individual couple participants who were not interviewed by counselor-trainees. Analyses of the quantitative data revealed no statistically significant differences in couples who participated in the Oral History Interview and those who did not. Analyses of qualitative data suggested there were differences. Regarding both counselor confidence and couple intimacy, future research using a larger sample size and more refined quantitative methods appears warranted.

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Gridley, Barry. "The effect of a 10 week seminar on shame in relationships on marital satisfaction for Christian couples." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Klein, Heather K. "Investigation of variables influencing college students' marital attitudes and fear of intimacy." Virtual Press, 2005. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1325995.

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the influences of parental characteristics (i.e., marital status, parenting styles, parenting style congruence) and gender on the development of marital attitudes and fears of intimacy in young adults. A total of 326 undergraduate students (ages 18 to 25) participated in this study. After conducting prescreening procedures, 283 participants consisting of 241 women and 42 men were included in the final analyses.The aforementioned areas were investigated by analyzing surveys comprised of a demographic questionnaire, the Marital Attitude Scale (Braaten & Rosen, 1998), the Fear of Intimacy Scale (Descutner & Thelen, 1991), and the Parental Authority Questionnaire (Buri, 1989). Multiple regression analyses were conducted to assess the ability ofparenting style congruence, parental marital status, and gender to predict marital attitudes and fear of intimacy. Paired samples t-tests were used to analyze the relationships between gender and marital attitude as well as gender and fear of intimacy. Finally, a series of MANOVAs were conducted to explore the effects of martial status, parenting style congruence, and mother and father's parenting styles on marital attitudes and fear of intimacy.In general, fear of intimacy and marital attitudes were related to parental marital status and gender, but not to parenting style congruence. Specifically, men endorsed a greater fear of intimacy than women, while women endorsed more positive marital attitudes than men. Adult children of divorce (ACD) feared intimacy more than adult children from intact families (ACIF), and ACIF were more positive in their marital attitudes than ACD. Fear of intimacy in women was not related to any of the parental factors examined. However, ACIF women endorsed more positive marital attitudes than ACD women, and women who described their parents as congruent in their parenting styles endorsed more positive marital attitudes than women who described their parents as incongruent.By integrating these areas, the current study addressed some of the inconsistent findings in the adult children of divorce literature. It also explored young adult development as it relates to the family life cycle, provided recommendations for future research, and discussed implications for real world application.
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Gaston, David J. "A paradigm for crisis marriage intervention for Abundant Hope Ministries and Grace Baptist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1996. http://www.tren.com.

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Strahan, Lawrence Paul. "A mentoring program in marriage enrichment for selected couples at the First Baptist Church, Petal, Mississippi." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Scott, Veronica M. "Effect of mode communication and gender on perceived intimacy." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2001. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/243.

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Chen, Wen-Chi. "“It works for us”: the dynamics of influence and intimacy within couples." Diss., Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13208.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Family Studies and Human Services
Karen S. Myers-Bowman
The goals of this study were to investigate the definitions of influence and closeness from the perspectives of the couples, the techniques or approaches couples use to share influence and maintain closeness in their relationships, the themes associated with different relating styles, ways couples handle discrepancies and incompatibilities, and the relationship issues associated with specific relating styles. Eight married couples residing in northeast Kansas were interviewed for this study. The participants were selected through a screening survey distributed to a university student body to collect basic demographics and couple relating styles. The eight couples were chosen because the relating styles they reported were diverse enough to provide the needed maximum variation and a general representation of the sample pool. A style of relating model – couple map was created to help couples visualize how they relate to their partners in terms of influence and closeness. This study begins to fill the gap in the research by creating an integrated model to understand couple relational patterns and by giving voice to couples and allowing them to share their experiences on how they share influence and maintain closeness in their relationships. Through the lens of Symbolic Interaction Theory and Social Exchange Theory, this study sheds light on the cognitive and behavioral strategies couples use to relate to each other while striving to meet personal and mutual needs for influence and closeness in their marriages.

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Gous, Gerhard Jan. "Sexual beliefs, interpersonal perception and sexual satisfaction." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/52450.

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Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the correlation between sexual beliefs, as well as the interpersonal perception of sexual beliefs within a marriage, and the dyadic adjustment and sexual satisfaction. Participants were 38 couples, married less than 10 years. Each participant completed the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Index of Sexual Satisfaction and the Sexual Irrationality Questionnaire. Each participant was also requested to complete the latter questionnaire as he/she would expect hislher partner to complete it. A significant relationship was found between sexual satisfaction and dyadic adjustment, as well as between spouses' sexual beliefs and their perceptions of their partners' sexual beliefs. No support was found for the hypotheses that the interpersonal perception of sexual beliefs would correlate with either sexual satisfaction or marital adjustment.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: In hierdie studie is die verband tussen seksuele kognisies, sowel as die interpersoonlike persepsie van seksuele kognisies binne huweliksverband, en huweliksaanpassing en seksuele satisfaksie nagegaan. Deelnemers aan die ondersoek was 38 pare wat korter as 10 jaar getroud was. Hulle het elkeen die Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale, Index of Sexual Satisfaction en die Sexual Irrationality Questionnaire voltooi. Elke deelnemer moes laasgenoemde vraelys ook voltooi soos hy/sy verwag het sy/haar huweliksmaat dit sou voltooi. 'n Beduidende verband is tussen seksuele satisfaksie en huweliksaanpassing gevind, asook tussen egliede se eie seksuele kognisies en hulle beoordelings van hulle huweliksmaats se seksuele kognisies. Geen ondersteuning kon in die hipotese gevind word aan die interpersoonlike persepsie van seksuele kognisies met óf seksuele satisfaksie óf huweliksaanpassing verband sou hou nie.

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Barry, Robin Ann. "Romantic disengagement as a developmental process that contributes to marital distress and decline." Diss., University of Iowa, 2010. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/779.

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Romantic disengagement is a disturbingly prevalent yet understudied cause of marital distress and dissolution. Existing research on disengagement has been primarily descriptive and limited by reliance on retrospective reports from already disengaged spouses. Theoretically informed prospective research to elucidate the process through which some spouses become increasingly disengaged from their partners over time is necessary to facilitate clinical intervention efforts. Thus the purpose of this research was to propose a theoretically informed model of the process of romantic disengagement and then to perform preliminary tests of pieces of the model. The model was tested in a sample of 103 married couples assessed six times over their first seven years of marriage. Pieces of the model that were tested included (1) the implication that avoidant and disengaging behaviors toward one's partner, particularly during times of need or increased stress (such as marital conflict interactions), are indicators of a process of romantic disengagement, (2) that predispositional and contextual factors interact to predict a spouse's greater tendency to behave avoidantly during couple interactions, and (3) that spouses tendency to be more avoidant with his or her partner later in marriage will be greater to the extent that avoidance is reinforced early in marriage. First, I examined whether avoidant behavior during marital conflict contributes to a process of romantic disengagement as evidenced by declines in trust and intimacy and declines in marital satisfaction. Consistent with hypotheses, I found higher conflict avoidance was associated with declines in trust and intimacy and declines in marital satisfaction. Second, I tested two predispositional (i.e., spouses' attachment avoidance and avoidant coping style) and two contextual factors (spouses' role during support interactions, and the partner's negative affect) that were expected to interact to predict whether spouses behave avoidantly during specific couple interactions. I found mixed support for hypotheses depending on spouse and interaction type. Specifically, during conflict interactions, husbands and wives with higher attachment avoidance, and wives with more avoidant coping styles, behaved more avoidantly to the extent that their partners were higher in negative affect. During supportive transactions, husbands with more avoidant coping styles were more disengaged to the extent that their wives were higher in negative affect. Third, I tested my hypothesis that a spouse will be more avoidant with his or her partner later in marriage to the extent that avoidance is reinforced early in marriage. I found partial support for this hypothesis. Husbands' disengagement during conflict interactions interacted with improved mood post-interaction to predict husbands' disengagement across interactions at 7 years of marriage. In summary, this research presents an integrated theoretical model of romantic disengagement and provides preliminary support for aspects of the model.

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Byrge, Treasure L. "Sex Education, Religious Commitment and the Role of Parental Communication in Developing Intimacy Attitudes in Young Adults." Walsh University Honors Theses / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=walshhonors1555634597059955.

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Rehman, Uzma S. "The association between communication behaviors and marital distress : a comparison of Pakistani, Pakistani immigrant, and White American couples /." [Bloomington, Ind.] : Indiana University, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/dissertations/fullcit/3162981.

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Indiana University, Dept. of Psychology, 2003.
Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Dec. 2, 2008). Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-02, Section: B, page: 1184. Chair: Amy Holtzwoth-Munroe.

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Baccus, Grady King. "Perception of intent in marital communication : an extension of the behavioral marital approach and the measurement of encoding and decoding /." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487330761218671.

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Scott, Andrea Diahann Gaye. "Relationship Advertising: Investigating the Strategic Appeal of Intimacy (Disclosure) in Services Marketing." [Tampa, Fla.] : University of South Florida, 2004. http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/SFE0000572.

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Dooley, Jerry L. "Impacting the emotional intimacy present within clergy marriages through a healing care group process." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p028-0276.

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Dunham, Shea M. "Emotional Skillfulness in African American Marriage: Intimate Safety as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Emotional Skillfulness and Marital Satisfaction." Akron, OH : University of Akron, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=akron1226679367.

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Dissertation (Ph. D.)--University of Akron, Dept. of Counseling, 2008.
"December, 2008." Title from electronic dissertation title page (viewed 12/31/2008) Advisor, Linda Perosa; Committee members, Patricia Parr, Sandy Perosa, John Queener, RaJade Berry-James; Department Chair, Karin Jordan; Dean of the College, Cynthia F. Capers; Dean of the Graduate School, George R. Newkome. Includes bibliographical references.

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Nabers, Kent E. "The Effect of Biofeedback Training on Marital Communication and Physiological Arousal." DigitalCommons@USU, 1998. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6136.

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It is well documented that the communication patterns of distressed couples are characterized by more negative and fewer positive behaviors. It has also been postulated that there is an association between physiological arousal and negative behaviors. According to this theory, as individuals become increasingly aroused, the number of negative behaviors also increases. This study explored the relationship between physiological arousal and marital communication. The three couples participating in the study received intensive biofeedback training with the hypothesis that an ability to control physiological arousal would result in improved marital communications. The Rapid Couples Interaction Scoring System was employed as a measurement of overt behavior, and physiological arousal was measured by electromyographic levels. The findings of this study suggest that, for some, biofeedback training is an effective intervention to improve marital communications.

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Lawson, Wendy Anne. "Improving couple communication through the Imago Getting the Love You Want Workshop for Couples." Thesis, Link to the online version, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019/867.

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Kusner, Katherine G. "Couples' dyadic spirituality and marital communication and love : the utility of moving from general to in-depth indicators of shared spirituality between spouses." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1269107720.

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Sheldon, Melanie Skaggs. "A good mate inspires loyalty relationship quality moderates an ovulatory phase shift in romantic relationship feelings /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4723.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2007.
The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file (viewed on February 29, 2008) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

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Hanke, Ramona. "The impact of ballroom dancing on the marriage relationship." Diss., Pretoria : [s.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04132007-163833.

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Hardy, Nathan R. "Relationship confidence in newlywed military marriages: relationship confidence partially mediates the link between attachment and communication." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/15075.

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Master of Science
Department of Family Studies and Human Services
Jared R. Anderson
This study investigated the relationships between attachment style, relationship confidence, and constructive communication among a sample of 71 newlywed military couples. Using Karney & Crown’s (2007) military adapted Vulnerability-Stress-Adaptation model as a guide, the current study predicted that romantic attachment style (an enduring vulnerability) would be associated with couples’ communication (an adaptive process) directly, and indirectly through marital confidence (a marital resource). Actor and partner effects were examined using the Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM; Kenny, Kashy, & Cook, 2006). Results indicate that after controlling for financial worry and husband’s rank, wives’ avoidant attachment was directly associated with her constructive communication and husband’s anxious attachment was directly associated with his constructive communication. Tests of mediating paths from anxious and avoidant attachment to relationship confidence through constructive communication were significant for wives. When accounting for anxious attachment partner effects were present between relationship confidence and constructive communication. The results suggest the importance of assessing for attachment style and relationship confidence when working with military couples in the early years of their marriage.

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Aboagye, Lauren Lee. "Strengths that contribute towards resilience in the early years of marriage." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1667.

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Divorce is a common phenomenon in South Africa, affecting many families across the country. On the other hand, there are many couples who choose to remain married, despite having endured significant stress. In a review of literature there have been studies conducted exploring enduring marriages (marriages that have lasted twenty years or more), but little on resilience in the early years of marriage. With many couples choosing to divorce within the first ten years of marriage, there is value in exploring the strengths of young marriages that contribute towards resilience. The following question then arises: what are the stressors that couples experience during the early years of marriage (under ten years) and how does the way they cope with these challenges enhance resilience in their marriages? This question has resulted in this qualitative study, employing an exploratory descriptive and contextual research design with the aim of exploring the strengths that contribute towards resilience in the early years of marriage. The study is based within the framework of positive psychology, as this facilitates the exploration of the factors that have contributed towards the resilience of the couples that were interviewed. A non-probability, purposive sampling technique was employed to obtain research participants. Data was collected through the use of individual semistructured interviews conducted with five couples (ten individuals) who have been married for ten years or less, have endured significant stress, have chosen to remain married, and experience their relationship as satisfying. The interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using thematic content analysis. The results of the study may be used to develop a strengths based-intervention programme for couples in the early years of marriage.

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Boyle, Jeremy. "Shared money, less conflict, stronger marriages: The relationship between money ownership perceptions, negative communication, financial satisfaction, marital satisfaction and marital instability." Diss., Kansas State University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13638.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Department of Family Studies and Human Services
Kristy Archuleta
Jared Anderson
The current study tests a conceptual model exploring the relationship between perceived money ownership (PMO) in marriage, negative communication, financial satisfaction, marital satisfaction and marital instability. Relying on a cross-sectional, convenience sample (N=345) of social media users, structural equation modeling was used to analyze the relationship between these variables. The results indicate that individuals who perceive money as shared in their relationship experience greater marital satisfaction and financial satisfaction and less marital instability, and that the relationship between PMO and these outcome variables are mediated by negative communication. Thus, having a shared money ownership perception is associated with lower levels of negative communication which in turn is associated with higher levels of financial satisfaction and marital satisfaction and lower levels of marital instability. These findings add to the literature on couples, finances, and relationships by showing that PMO is a potentially important variable in understanding relationship processes and outcomes in marriage.

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Hardy, Nathan Ray. "Strengthen yourself, strengthen your relationships – a self-development based marriage and relationship education program: development and initial pilot-testing." Diss., Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/20359.

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Doctor of Philosophy
School of Family Studies and Human Services
Jared R. Anderson
Marriage and relationship education (MRE) is most commonly delivered in a skills-based format that traditionally centers on teaching couples communication skills. Critiques against the current skills-development approach lead to the development and pilot-testing of an alternative self-development curriculum entitled, “Strengthen Yourself, Strengthen Your Relationships.” Guided by Bowen’s (1978) theory of differentiation, the current study randomly assigned forty couples to the self-development (differentiation) curriculum condition or to a relationship assessment plus feedback condition. Repeated measures ANOVA’s, independent samples t-tests, and regressions were used to analyze the data from pre- to post-test (5 weeks), post-test to follow-up (4 weeks), and pre-test to follow-up (9 weeks). Statistical analyses indicate that women responded more favorably to the feedback condition in terms of differentiation, relationship self-regulation, and problem solving, whereas men responded more favorably to the curriculum condition in terms of relationship self-regulation. Feedback about the curriculum was gathered from participants and was received favorably. Implications from the study suggest that both approaches may have unique value for couples receiving relationship education. Future research should further develop and evaluate the self-development approach in MRE.

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Hosseini, Yassin Seyed Hadi. "THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EARLY ATTACHMENT AND MARITAL SATISFACTION IN EARLY ADULTHOOD." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2014. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/118.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between early attachment and marital satisfaction. Whereas partner attachment has been found to be related to marital satisfaction, little research has examined the relationship of early attachment to marital satisfaction. It was hypothesized that early attachment would impact the three components of marital satisfaction, i.e., communication, sexual satisfaction, and love/partner attachment in early adulthood. Participants were 35 male and 119 female college students ages 18 to 40 years (M = 27 yrs), who completed a questionnaire comprised of Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) (Spanier, 1976), the sexual satisfaction subscale from the ENRICH measure (Olson, Fournier, & Druckman, 1983), the Communications Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ) (Christensen & Sullaaway, 1984), the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), (Armsden & Greenberg, 1987), and the Experience in Close Relationships ‑Revised (ECR ‑R) Questionnaire (Fraley, Waller, & Brennan, 2000). Results supported the hypothesized relationship between early attachment and marital satisfaction as early attachment was found to have a direct effect on partner attachment and an indirect effect on communication and sexual satisfaction. The results of this study suggest that early secure interactions between a child and caregiver promotes adult partner attachment, which in turn impacts marital satisfaction.

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Veldorale-Brogan, Amanda. "THE MISSING LINK: MARITAL VIRTUES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO INDIVIDUAL FUNCTIONING, COMMUNICATION, AND RELATIONSHIP ADJUSTMENT." Lexington, Ky. : [University of Kentucky Libraries], 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10225/880.

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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Kentucky, 2008.
Title from document title page (viewed on October 30, 2008). Document formatted into pages; contains: viii, 48 p. : ill. Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-47).

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Van, Epp Morgan C. "A Qualitative Examination of the Relationship Attachment Model (RAM) with Married Individuals." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1365099833.

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Merolla, Andrew J. "Relational dynamics across time and space modeling the relational continuity of interpersonal relationships /." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1176761101.

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Terry, Trisha Marie. "In-laws and marital relationships." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2001. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2263.

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This study examined the relationship between married individuals, their mothers-in-laws, fathers-in-law and marital adjustment. Participants were 33 male and 123 female married college students (mean age of 30) who responded to a questionaire assessing perceived in-law social support, perceived dissimilarity in family values with in-laws, triangulation with in-laws, and marital adjustment.

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Henderson, Fiona A. L. "Difficult conversations on the frontline : managing the tensions between care and control : are communication skills enough?" Thesis, University of Essex, 2016. http://repository.essex.ac.uk/19066/.

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This professional doctorate in psychoanalytic psychotherapy considers the role of psychoanalytic thinking in contemporary child protection social work particularly in relation to communication with adult clients . The dual mandate of social workers to care and control creates conflict in the role which is well recognised. Less well understood is how such conflict affects communication between social workers and clients in subtle and often unconscious ways. This study uses psychoanalytically informed observations and interviews to investigate an area of defensiveness which may be evident in the ‘micro-process’ of conversations where difficult matters are being discussed. The study asks whether identifiable ‘moments of avoidance’ occur during these conversations at points of heightened tension between care and control. Results suggest that despite good communication skills, there is evidence of practitioner anxiety within the psychodynamic process of interviews; this can lead to transitory avoidance which can affect engagement and throw practitioners off course. These diversions are discussed with reference to Kleinian theories of enactment and projective identification with an emphasis on the internal pressures that initiate defensive manoeuvres of this kind. This is a timely and detailed study which illuminates the nuances of real practice and hopes to contribute to training initiatives for frontline, family social workers.

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Kovacs, Erica Alethea. "Individual and familial predictors of multiple dimensions of fathers' parenting /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9189.

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Killmeyer, Mary. "Communication Between Primary Care Providers and Medical Family Therapists: Reducing Barriers to Collaborative Care." NSUWorks, 2015. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/shss_dft_etd/6.

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A review of the research related to Medical Family Therapy demonstrates that the inclusion of marriage and family therapists as part of the healthcare team offers benefits such as decreased utilization of healthcare, decreased costs, increased positive outcomes for patients and healthcare systems. However, studies demonstrate the difficulty with communication between providers limiting access to marriage and family therapists. Results of this study identified benefits to working with medical family therapists including broadening the understanding and using a collaborative effort to help the patient improve and get better. Participants also identified barriers to collaboration such as the lack of knowledge of and access to MedFTs, their inclusion in the system, MDs finding value in the MedFT profession, and that the communication process is lacking. Further need for improved communication at the referral and follow-up stages in collaborative practices is shown. In order to move more toward collaborative practices, PCPs and MedFTs need to develop and disseminate training on treatment notes, communication, team meetings, and continuance of collaborative work with one another.

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Risi, Susan Alison. "Age and sex differences in children's perceptions of parental conflict." Scholarly Commons, 1989. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2173.

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Research has indicated a relationship between overt marital conflict and childhood behavior problems (Porter & O'Leary, 1980). Overt marital conflict has been correlated with behavior disorders in boys, particularly conduct disorders. A similar relationship has not been found for girls, although findings have suggested that both boys and girls are equally accurate in their perceptions of parental conflict (Emery & O'Leary, 1982). Another potentially damaging but uninvestigated form of marital discord is covert conflict. ~he present study assessed whether children could discriminate between overt conflict, covert conflict, and problem solving styles of parental interaction. Age and sex differences were also assessed. Participants viewed videotapes depicting the three styles of parental interaction then responded to a questionnaire assessing the perception of parental conflict and its effects on children. Children consistently perceived greater conflict in the overt interaction than in the covert interaction, and greater conflict in both the overt and covert interactions than in the problem-solving interaction. Children also predicted that the overt and covert interactions would have similar negative effects for the child, while they viewed the child in the problem-solving interaction as being relatively unaffected. Sex differences were not obtained. This study indicates that children view covert conflict as harmful, and that they prefer a problem-solving style of interaction and perceive such a style as having less negative impact on the marital relationship and the child.

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Samuel, Jane D. "Beyond Telling: A Phenomenology of Adoptive Parents' Adoption Communication Openness with Early Adolescents." UKnowledge, 2019. https://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/76.

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Despite calls for increased Adoption Communication Openness (ACO) within the adoptive family, research indicates that families still struggle to accomplish the recommended elements and levels of openness. What could be holding families back from this key process? Three focus groups comprised of 17 adoptive parents of early adolescents (aged 10-14) who were age 0-2 at the time of placement were thematically coded. This inductive analysis revealed the complexity rooted in being —sometimes successfully and sometimes not—communicatively open. Four key themes emerged painting a vivid and rich picture of: a) the breadth and depth of this experience; b) the work entailed; c) the emotionality of it; and d) the grief and loss embedded in it. These results strengthen the understanding of the lived-experience of the adoptive parent thus magnifying the call for not only further research into what drives ACO in the family, but also consistent and supportive pre- and post-adoption services and clinical work.

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Kusner, Katherine G. "Longitudinal Effects of Self-reported Marital Strengths on Couples' Observed Conflictual Interactions Across the Transition to Parenthood." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1372505867.

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