Developmental Patterns in Marital Satisfaction
Another Look at Covenant Marriage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2283236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A Demaris (0000-0002-7622-9325, Bowling Green State University, corresponding author), Laura Sanchez (0009-0005-1093-4768, Bowling Green State University), Laura A Sanchez (0000-0001-7846-1331), Kristi Krivickas (Bowling Green State University) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 989-1004 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00999.x |
| PMID | 23144502 |
| PMCID | PMC3489476 |
| OpenAlex | W2028529918 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 40 |
This study investigated differences in the trajectory of marital satisfaction in the first 7 years between couples in covenant versus standard marriages. The authors analyzed data on 707 Louisiana marriages from the Marriage Matters Panel Survey of Newlywed Couples, 1998-2004, using multivariate longitudinal growth modeling. When the sample was restricted to couples who remained married over the duration of the study, a marginal benefit of covenant status was found for husbands. This effect was largely accounted for by covenant husbands' more extensive exposure to premarital counseling. The linear decline in marital satisfaction over time that obtained for both husbands and wives was not, however, any different for covenant marriages versus standard marriages. Couples characterized by more traditional attitudes toward gender roles were significantly less satisfied than others. High premarital risk factors, initial uncertainty about marrying the spouse, and the presence of preschool-age children in the household were all corrosive of marital satisfaction at any given time
Cohabitation · Covenant · Multivariate analysis · Political science · Sociology · Spouse · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Law · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |