An Exploration of Illness-Related Narratives in Marriage

The Identification of Illness-Identity Scripts

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2925399
AutoresKandi L Walker (0000-0003-1719-588X, University of Louisville, autor correspondente), Fran C Dickson (University of Denver)
Ano2004
Volume21
Fascículo4
Páginas527-544
Data de publicação2004-08-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0265407504044846
OpenAlexW2117828634
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas19

This study describes illness-related talk in marriage. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were employed to identify and examine emergent themes of how couples talk about not feeling well. Fifty-three couples jointly participated in an open-ended interview and individually completed a series of questionnaires. Narrative analysis supports the notion that couples' illness-related narratives are indicative of the couples' relationship culture and identity. Five distinct couple types emerged from the illness-related scripts that the couples presented: the sympathetic couple, the independent couple, the mixed couple, the nonreciprocal couple, and the rejecting couple. Statistical analyses revealed several patterns of satisfaction and health perceptions that varied by sex

Developmental psychology · Feeling · Health care · Identification (biology · Identity (music · Narrative · Perception · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Scripting language · Sociology · Sociology of health and illness · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Social Psychology