Jeffrey Dew
Biographic Data
| ID | 93344 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jeffrey Dew |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jeffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Dew |
| SIGNATURE | DEW J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0128-8523 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 32 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 158 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 32 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
For love or money: Prenuptial agreements and marital quality—a brief report
Objective This work tested the association between prenuptial agreements (“prenups”), marital quality, and four moderators. Background Almost no empirical studies have examined how prenups and marital quality relate despite professionals' differing opinions on the subject. Methods Data came from the State of Our Unions 2022 survey, a U.S. sample of 2,000 married individuals aged 18 to 55. The data were not dyadic. I used ordinary least squares re…
Husband as Head: Diverse Perspectives on Gendered Marital Hierarchy From Highly Religious Wives and Husbands
Although religious beliefs often connect with gendered hierarchy in social science research, religion also relates to numerous positive marital outcomes, and very few studies have examined religion and gendered hierarchy within intimate relationships. To bridge this divide, our study used a diverse, exemplar sample to explore how highly religious, heterosexual married couples view and navigate the possibility of gendered hierarchy. Interviews fro…
Pennies and power: Finances, relational power, and marital outcomes
Two Good Forgivers? Forgiveness as a Moderator of the Association between Similarity of Financial Values and Relationship Flourishing
Despite couples with similar financial values tending to experience higher relationship satisfaction, individuals with dissimilar spending tendencies often marry each other. Research has not yet established strategies for therapists to encourage for newlywed couples with dissimilar financial values. We examined associations between similarity of financial values and relationship flourishing among 1,486 different-sex newlywed couples. In these ass…
Which Came First, the Money or the Sex? Bidirectional, Indirect Associations between Financial Management Behaviors and Sexual Satisfaction among Newlywed Couples
Scholars have established connections between how married couples navigate their finances and their sexual relationship. For example, financial management behaviors are associated with sexual satisfaction among newlywed couples. However, we know very little about the direction of the association between financial management behaviors and sexual satisfaction. Understanding which might predict the other, or if there might be a bidirectional associa…
Money to Marriage, or Marriage to Money? Examining the Directionality Between Financial Processes and Marital Processes Among Newlywed Couples
Researchers have shown that if couples manage their money in sound ways, their marriages may benefit. Scholars have also shown that the quality of a marriage may precede positive financial behaviors. Previous studies have not determined the directionality of these processes, but researchers have assumed that it flows from financial variables to marital satisfaction. Utilizing a sample of U.S. mixed-gender, newlywed dyads ( N = 1220), we examined …
Predicting marital financial deception in a national sample: A person‐centered approach
Less Than Fully Honest: Financial Deception in Emerging Adult Romantic Relationships
Emerging adults lack many basic financial capabilities. To avoid conflict that may come from these deficiencies, some emerging adults may financially deceive their romantic partner. However, little is known about financial deception in emerging adult romantic relationships. Through the lenses of two theoretical frameworks, we test whether financial deception intervenes the associations of couple financial communication, financial socialization, a…
Bedtime and the Budget: Longitudinal, Actor–Partner Connections between Sleep Quality and Financial Management Behaviors in Newlywed Couples
Research from the American Psychological Association suggests that approximately 67% of U.S. adults are getting more or less sleep than desired, and over 80% of U.S. adults ages 18-43 are stressed about finances. Cross-sectional evidence suggests that there may be a connection between the two. That is, some cross-sectional research suggests a contemporaneous association between sleep quality and finances. Using two waves of newlywed dyadic data (…
Ten Years of Marriage and Cohabitation Research in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues
Daddy, Mommy, and Money: The Association Between Parental Materialism on Parent–Child Relationship Quality
The Protective Role of Couple Communication in Moderating Negative Associations Between Financial Stress and Sexual Outcomes for Newlyweds
The Longitudinal Associations of Sound Financial Management Behaviors and Marital Quality
Domestic bliss, or technological diss? Problematic media use, partner responsiveness, and relationship outcomes
The purpose of this study was to examine how problematic media use (technoference, internet gaming disorder symptoms, and pornography use) predicted later partner relationship outcomes, operating through the mediator of partner responsiveness. Participants ( N = 1039) were from Waves II-IV of a nationally representative quantitative study on marriage relationships across the United States. Both spouses completed surveys reporting problematic medi…
Financial Stressors as Catalysts for Relational Growth: Bonadaptation Among Lower-Income, Unmarried Couples
A Review of Effectiveness Evidence in the Financial‐Helping Fields
Objective We reviewed the literature on four financial‐helping fields—the family resource management content area of family life education, financial education, personal financial planning, and financial counseling—in search of best evidence‐based practices when working with individuals and families concerning issues related to money. Method Experts in each field of the financial helping professions reviewed common practices in their own field an…
Joint religiosity and married couples’ sexual satisfaction
Although many studies have examined the association between religion and sexuality, the majority of these studies have focused on non marital sex. Unfortunately, despite the fact that a satisfying sexual relationship plays a critical role in married couples' relationship quality and stability, the associations between religiosity and marital sexual satisfaction are not well understood. Thus, to examine the association between religiosity and coup…
A Longitudinal Hierarchical Examination of Smart Steps for Stepfamilies With Ethnically and Economically Diverse Couples
Over the past decade, relationship education has grown as a means of enhancing couple relationships. This longitudinal study was designed to examine the experiences and outcomes of 2,828 adults who participated in the Smart Steps for Stepfamilies: Embrace the Journey program. Self-report measures of relationship quality, commitment, and relationship instability were administered prior to participation, then immediately, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 y…
Religion and Volunteering in Marital Relationships
Married people are generally more religious and do volunteer work more frequently than unmarried people. However, little is known about which religious characteristics or domains predict volunteering behaviors among married couples. Using data from a U.S. national sample of heterosexual married couples, we examine which aspects of couples' religiosity predicted husbands' and wives' reports of volunteering. Results from actor-partner interdependen…
Marital Investments and Community Involvement: A Test of Coser’s Greedy Marriage Thesis
It is customary to test Coser's greedy marriage thesis by comparing marital status groups. We propose a new approach that uses the marital dyad as the unit of analysis and examine whether investments in the marital relationship discourage community involvement through formal volunteering. Data from a U.S. national sample of 1,368 married couples revealed mixed support for the proposed relationship. Consistent with the greedy marriage thesis, wive…
The Social and Cultural Predictors of Generosity in Marriage: Gender Egalitarianism, Religiosity, and Familism
This study focuses on the social and cultural sources of an important dimension of solidarity in contemporary marriages: marital generosity. Marital generosity is defined here as freely giving to one's spouse by regularly engaging in small acts of service, forgiving one's spouse, and displaying high levels of affection and respect. Using recent data from a national sample, the Survey of Marital Generosity ( N = 1,368 couples), we explored the ass…
Housing Cost Burden and Marital Satisfaction
This study assessed the relationship between housing burden ratios and marital satisfaction. We also examined whether economic pressure might mediate this association and whether housing satisfaction would moderate it. Using existing data from the National Survey of Families and Households (n = 5,109 participants), results suggested that participants' housing burden ratio was negatively associated with marital satisfaction. Among homeowners, havi…
Generosity and the Maintenance of Marital Quality
This study examined whether generosity in marriage was associated with marital quality. The authors conceptualized generosity as a type of relationship maintenance behavior and used data from the new Survey of Marital Generosity (a national survey of married couples, N = 1,365 couples and 2,730 total participants). They found that generosity-defined here as small acts of kindness, displays of respect and affection, and a willingness to forgive on…
Examining the Relationship Between Financial Issues and Divorce
Using longitudinal data from the National Survey of Families and Households and both wife‐ and husband‐reported data ( N = 4,574 couples), this study examined how financial well‐being, financial disagreements, and perceptions of financial inequity were associated with the likelihood of divorce. When financial disagreements were in the model, financial well‐being was not associated with divorce. Both wives' and husbands' financial disagreements we…
Motherhood and Marriage: A Response
We are grateful for the thought‐provoking commentary and critique of our study of marriage and the transition to motherhood (Dew & Wilcox, 2011) provided by Milkie (2011); Clements, Martin, Cassil, and Soliman (2011); and Perry‐Jenkins and Claxton (2011). Indeed, we hope that their commentary will spur further research and reflection on this important topic
If Momma Ain't Happy: Explaining Declines in Marital Satisfaction Among New Mothers
This study tests competing explanations for the link between the transition to motherhood and declines in wives' marital satisfaction. Using data from the first and second waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 569), we found that new mothers' marital satisfaction declines could be attributed to reductions in wives' quality time spent with their husbands and to increases in perceptions of unfairness in housework. Family role…
The Role of Religion in Adolescence for Family Formation in Young Adulthood
This paper examines the role of religion in adolescence for shaping subsequent family formation. Data were drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 13,895). We explored the role of three dimensions of religious life-affiliation, attendance, and religious fervor-both singly and in combination for the transition to either marriage or cohabitation. Although each dimension predicted subsequent union formation, it was the p…
Has the Marital Time Cost of Parenting Changed Over Time
Qualitative and quantitative research has suggested that married couples handle the increasing demands of intensive parenting norms and work expectations by reducing spousal time (e.g., the time that spouses spend alone with each other). Using nationally representative time-diary data, this study examined whether married individuals with children at home lost more spousal time in the years 1975–2003 than individuals without children at home. The …
Is love a flimsy foundation? Soulmate versus institutional models of marriage
Economic Pressure and Marital Conflict in Retirement-Aged Couples
Tests of the relationship between economic difficulties and marital distress have generally excluded retirement-aged couples. Given the aging U.S. population and the upcoming retirement of the baby boom cohort, this research gap is problematic.To rectify this omission, this study uses longitudinal data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH; N = 3,853) and assesses whether the family stress model operates differently for three …
The Social and Cultural Predictors of Generosity in Marriage: Gender Egalitarianism, Religiosity, and Familism
This study focuses on the social and cultural sources of an important dimension of solidarity in contemporary marriages: marital generosity. Marital generosity is defined here as freely giving to one's spouse by regularly engaging in small acts of service, forgiving one's spouse, and displaying high levels of affection and respect. Using recent data from a national sample, the Survey of Marital Generosity ( N = 1,368 couples), we explored the ass…
Money to Marriage, or Marriage to Money? Examining the Directionality Between Financial Processes and Marital Processes Among Newlywed Couples
Researchers have shown that if couples manage their money in sound ways, their marriages may benefit. Scholars have also shown that the quality of a marriage may precede positive financial behaviors. Previous studies have not determined the directionality of these processes, but researchers have assumed that it flows from financial variables to marital satisfaction. Utilizing a sample of U.S. mixed-gender, newlywed dyads ( N = 1220), we examined …
Generosity and the Maintenance of Marital Quality
This study examined whether generosity in marriage was associated with marital quality. The authors conceptualized generosity as a type of relationship maintenance behavior and used data from the new Survey of Marital Generosity (a national survey of married couples, N = 1,365 couples and 2,730 total participants). They found that generosity-defined here as small acts of kindness, displays of respect and affection, and a willingness to forgive on…
Domestic bliss, or technological diss? Problematic media use, partner responsiveness, and relationship outcomes
The purpose of this study was to examine how problematic media use (technoference, internet gaming disorder symptoms, and pornography use) predicted later partner relationship outcomes, operating through the mediator of partner responsiveness. Participants ( N = 1039) were from Waves II-IV of a nationally representative quantitative study on marriage relationships across the United States. Both spouses completed surveys reporting problematic medi…
Marital Investments and Community Involvement: A Test of Coser’s Greedy Marriage Thesis
It is customary to test Coser's greedy marriage thesis by comparing marital status groups. We propose a new approach that uses the marital dyad as the unit of analysis and examine whether investments in the marital relationship discourage community involvement through formal volunteering. Data from a U.S. national sample of 1,368 married couples revealed mixed support for the proposed relationship. Consistent with the greedy marriage thesis, wive…
A Longitudinal Hierarchical Examination of Smart Steps for Stepfamilies With Ethnically and Economically Diverse Couples
Over the past decade, relationship education has grown as a means of enhancing couple relationships. This longitudinal study was designed to examine the experiences and outcomes of 2,828 adults who participated in the Smart Steps for Stepfamilies: Embrace the Journey program. Self-report measures of relationship quality, commitment, and relationship instability were administered prior to participation, then immediately, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 y…
Housing Cost Burden and Marital Satisfaction
This study assessed the relationship between housing burden ratios and marital satisfaction. We also examined whether economic pressure might mediate this association and whether housing satisfaction would moderate it. Using existing data from the National Survey of Families and Households (n = 5,109 participants), results suggested that participants' housing burden ratio was negatively associated with marital satisfaction. Among homeowners, havi…
Fatherhood and Men's Lives at Middle Age
This article uses data on 2,024 men who were followed through the third wave of the National Survey of Families and Households to examine the implications of fatherhood experiences for men's involvement in altruistic social activities at middle age. We find that middle-aged men (ages 45-65) who at some point in their lives become fathers are significantly more likely to have altruistically oriented social relationships and be involved in service …
Religion and Volunteering in Marital Relationships
Married people are generally more religious and do volunteer work more frequently than unmarried people. However, little is known about which religious characteristics or domains predict volunteering behaviors among married couples. Using data from a U.S. national sample of heterosexual married couples, we examine which aspects of couples' religiosity predicted husbands' and wives' reports of volunteering. Results from actor-partner interdependen…
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Has the Marital Time Cost of Parenting Changed Over Time
Qualitative and quantitative research has suggested that married couples handle the increasing demands of intensive parenting norms and work expectations by reducing spousal time (e.g., the time that spouses spend alone with each other). Using nationally representative time-diary data, this study examined whether married individuals with children at home lost more spousal time in the years 1975–2003 than individuals without children at home. The …
The Role of Religion in Adolescence for Family Formation in Young Adulthood
This paper examines the role of religion in adolescence for shaping subsequent family formation. Data were drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (N = 13,895). We explored the role of three dimensions of religious life-affiliation, attendance, and religious fervor-both singly and in combination for the transition to either marriage or cohabitation. Although each dimension predicted subsequent union formation, it was the p…
Economic Pressure and Marital Conflict in Retirement-Aged Couples
Tests of the relationship between economic difficulties and marital distress have generally excluded retirement-aged couples. Given the aging U.S. population and the upcoming retirement of the baby boom cohort, this research gap is problematic.To rectify this omission, this study uses longitudinal data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH; N = 3,853) and assesses whether the family stress model operates differently for three …
Fatherhood and Men's Lives at Middle Age
This article uses data on 2,024 men who were followed through the third wave of the National Survey of Families and Households to examine the implications of fatherhood experiences for men's involvement in altruistic social activities at middle age. We find that middle-aged men (ages 45-65) who at some point in their lives become fathers are significantly more likely to have altruistically oriented social relationships and be involved in service …
Is love a flimsy foundation? Soulmate versus institutional models of marriage
Motherhood and Marriage: A Response
We are grateful for the thought‐provoking commentary and critique of our study of marriage and the transition to motherhood (Dew & Wilcox, 2011) provided by Milkie (2011); Clements, Martin, Cassil, and Soliman (2011); and Perry‐Jenkins and Claxton (2011). Indeed, we hope that their commentary will spur further research and reflection on this important topic
If Momma Ain't Happy: Explaining Declines in Marital Satisfaction Among New Mothers
This study tests competing explanations for the link between the transition to motherhood and declines in wives' marital satisfaction. Using data from the first and second waves of the National Survey of Families and Households (N = 569), we found that new mothers' marital satisfaction declines could be attributed to reductions in wives' quality time spent with their husbands and to increases in perceptions of unfairness in housework. Family role…
Examining the Relationship Between Financial Issues and Divorce
Using longitudinal data from the National Survey of Families and Households and both wife‐ and husband‐reported data ( N = 4,574 couples), this study examined how financial well‐being, financial disagreements, and perceptions of financial inequity were associated with the likelihood of divorce. When financial disagreements were in the model, financial well‐being was not associated with divorce. Both wives' and husbands' financial disagreements we…
Housing Cost Burden and Marital Satisfaction
This study assessed the relationship between housing burden ratios and marital satisfaction. We also examined whether economic pressure might mediate this association and whether housing satisfaction would moderate it. Using existing data from the National Survey of Families and Households (n = 5,109 participants), results suggested that participants' housing burden ratio was negatively associated with marital satisfaction. Among homeowners, havi…
Generosity and the Maintenance of Marital Quality
This study examined whether generosity in marriage was associated with marital quality. The authors conceptualized generosity as a type of relationship maintenance behavior and used data from the new Survey of Marital Generosity (a national survey of married couples, N = 1,365 couples and 2,730 total participants). They found that generosity-defined here as small acts of kindness, displays of respect and affection, and a willingness to forgive on…
Marital Investments and Community Involvement: A Test of Coser’s Greedy Marriage Thesis
It is customary to test Coser's greedy marriage thesis by comparing marital status groups. We propose a new approach that uses the marital dyad as the unit of analysis and examine whether investments in the marital relationship discourage community involvement through formal volunteering. Data from a U.S. national sample of 1,368 married couples revealed mixed support for the proposed relationship. Consistent with the greedy marriage thesis, wive…
The Social and Cultural Predictors of Generosity in Marriage: Gender Egalitarianism, Religiosity, and Familism
This study focuses on the social and cultural sources of an important dimension of solidarity in contemporary marriages: marital generosity. Marital generosity is defined here as freely giving to one's spouse by regularly engaging in small acts of service, forgiving one's spouse, and displaying high levels of affection and respect. Using recent data from a national sample, the Survey of Marital Generosity ( N = 1,368 couples), we explored the ass…
Religion and Volunteering in Marital Relationships
Married people are generally more religious and do volunteer work more frequently than unmarried people. However, little is known about which religious characteristics or domains predict volunteering behaviors among married couples. Using data from a U.S. national sample of heterosexual married couples, we examine which aspects of couples' religiosity predicted husbands' and wives' reports of volunteering. Results from actor-partner interdependen…
Financial Stressors as Catalysts for Relational Growth: Bonadaptation Among Lower-Income, Unmarried Couples
A Review of Effectiveness Evidence in the Financial‐Helping Fields
Objective We reviewed the literature on four financial‐helping fields—the family resource management content area of family life education, financial education, personal financial planning, and financial counseling—in search of best evidence‐based practices when working with individuals and families concerning issues related to money. Method Experts in each field of the financial helping professions reviewed common practices in their own field an…
Joint religiosity and married couples’ sexual satisfaction
Although many studies have examined the association between religion and sexuality, the majority of these studies have focused on non marital sex. Unfortunately, despite the fact that a satisfying sexual relationship plays a critical role in married couples' relationship quality and stability, the associations between religiosity and marital sexual satisfaction are not well understood. Thus, to examine the association between religiosity and coup…
A Longitudinal Hierarchical Examination of Smart Steps for Stepfamilies With Ethnically and Economically Diverse Couples
Over the past decade, relationship education has grown as a means of enhancing couple relationships. This longitudinal study was designed to examine the experiences and outcomes of 2,828 adults who participated in the Smart Steps for Stepfamilies: Embrace the Journey program. Self-report measures of relationship quality, commitment, and relationship instability were administered prior to participation, then immediately, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 y…
Ten Years of Marriage and Cohabitation Research in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues
Daddy, Mommy, and Money: The Association Between Parental Materialism on Parent–Child Relationship Quality
The Protective Role of Couple Communication in Moderating Negative Associations Between Financial Stress and Sexual Outcomes for Newlyweds
The Longitudinal Associations of Sound Financial Management Behaviors and Marital Quality
Domestic bliss, or technological diss? Problematic media use, partner responsiveness, and relationship outcomes
The purpose of this study was to examine how problematic media use (technoference, internet gaming disorder symptoms, and pornography use) predicted later partner relationship outcomes, operating through the mediator of partner responsiveness. Participants ( N = 1039) were from Waves II-IV of a nationally representative quantitative study on marriage relationships across the United States. Both spouses completed surveys reporting problematic medi…
Predicting marital financial deception in a national sample: A person‐centered approach
Less Than Fully Honest: Financial Deception in Emerging Adult Romantic Relationships
Emerging adults lack many basic financial capabilities. To avoid conflict that may come from these deficiencies, some emerging adults may financially deceive their romantic partner. However, little is known about financial deception in emerging adult romantic relationships. Through the lenses of two theoretical frameworks, we test whether financial deception intervenes the associations of couple financial communication, financial socialization, a…
Psychology (27 works) · Social Psychology (22 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (21 works) · Sociology (17 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (14 works) · Economics (13 works) · Demography (11 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works)