Marital Happiness and Spousal Consensus on Beliefs about Marital Conflict
A Longitudinal Investigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2931612 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan E Crohan (University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 89-102 |
| Publication date | 1992-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-4075 • E-ISSN: 1460-3608 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0265407592091005 |
| OpenAlex | W2147789700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 19 |
The relationship between marital happiness and spousal consensus on beliefs about marital conflict was assessed for 133 black and 149 white couples who were randomly selected from among all couples applying for marriage licenses in Wayne County, Ml in the spring of 1986. The relationship between happiness and beliefs about conflict was examined in the first year of marriage (Time 1) and 2 years later (Time 2). Results showed that, first, there was little agreement between spouses on beliefs about conflict at either Time 1 or Time 2. Second, spousal consensus was not highly associated with marital happiness concurrently or longitudinally. However, the content of the beliefs that partners hold about marital conflict was more important to their marital happiness than spousal consensus. For example, those husbands and wives who both believe that conflicts should be avoided at Time 1 reported lower marital happiness in the first year of marriage as well as 2 years later than those spouses who both believe that conflicts should not be avoided. The results were similar for black and white couples. Discussion focuses on the importance of assessing spouses' cognitions about conflict in order to understand the relationship between marital conflict and marital happiness more fully
Conflict resolution · Happiness · Partner effects · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology
The longitudinal course of marital quality and stability
Beliefs That Contribute to Dissatisfaction in Romantic Relationships
Implicit theories of relationships
Agreement Among Stepfamily Members
Applied Study of Affinities for Personal Attributes Using an Epidemiological Model
Communicator Virtue and its Relation to Marriage Quality
Creating Mr. Right and Ms. Right
Does similarity in work-family related attitudes improve relationship quality? Evidence from Sweden
Relationship Awareness
Disagreeing about agreement
Role of Gender in Behavioral Interdependence and Relationship Outcomes for Premarital Couples
A Programmatic Review
Mexican Immigrant Couples’ Marital Quality and Coparenting Satisfaction
Conflict Resolution in Mexican American Adolescents’ Friendships
The role of family-of-origin environment and discrepancy in conflict behavior on newlywed marital quality
Marital Happiness and Spousal Consensus on Beliefs about Marital Conflict
Perceived similarity and relationship success among dating couples
The Changing Influence of Interpersonal Perceptions on Marital Well-Being among Black and White Couples
Perceptions of Conflict in the First Year of Marriage
"The "standards for openness hypothesis
Contemporary Theories About the Family
Marital interaction and satisfaction
Cognition and relationship maladjustment
Conflict in the Development of Close Relationships
Interpersonal Perception Between Intimates an Integrative Review
Interpersonal attraction and agreement
Causal attributions of married couples
Marital locus of control and marital problem solving
The impact of attributions in marriage
Marital Happiness and Spousal Consensus on Beliefs about Marital Conflict
Dimensions of Marital Well-Being among White and Black Newlyweds
Communication, Conflict, and Marriage
Spousal Consensus and Its Correlates
Patterns of Conflict Resolution and Marital Satisfaction
| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,59 |
| Citation span | 1992 - 2024 (33) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |