Marital Power and Marital Happiness in Relation to Problem-Solving Ability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2586993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Trudy M Kolb (corresponding author), M A Straus (0000-0003-4200-589X), Murray A Strau (0000-0002-0106-7755) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 756 |
| Publication date | 1974-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/350359 |
| OpenAlex | W1996586989 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 10 |
Data on intrafamily power relations, obtained by observing the interaction of husband-wife-child groups during a laboratory problem-solving session, are related to ratings of marital happiness. Families above the median in husband-to-wife power tend to be high in marital happiness, but no difference in marital happiness was found when families with lowand high-power wives were compared. High parent-tochild power was associated with high marital happiness, but high child-to-parent power was associated with low marital happiness. The findings are interpreted as reflecting stresses which occur as the power structure of the family changes from its present hierarchicalform to a more equalitarian form. However, since low husband power was fbound to be associated with low problem-solving ability, part of the low happiness ratings of families with low-power husbands probably reflects dissatisfaction with the low competence rather than the low power of the husband
Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Happiness · Marital status · Political science · Power (physics · Sociology · Wife · Clinical Psychology · Cultural Differences and Values · Demography · Problem Solving Skills Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 1974 - 2023 (50) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |