Patterns of Change in Marital Partners
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9891900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamara Kotler (The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 829-856 |
| Publication date | 1989-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Relations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7267 • E-ISSN: 1741-282X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/001872678904200906 |
| OpenAlex | W2136423816 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 13 |
Using coded interview data from a sample of 60 mostly married couples, residual values were obtained from a series of regression analyses which assessed a life span “continuity model” linking the quality of marital partners' significant relationships from childhood with their current socio-emotional functioning. The residual values were used to select six couples which differed in the amount of change reported and therefore in their degree of misfit with the model. A qualitative analysis of their interviews revealed processes which can be understood within the framework of Bowlby's attachment theory. This analysis suggests that mutual security provision by partners serves a stabilizing function for them and promotes some trust. However, those relationships which also foster positive change in partners are able to achieve a sustained intimacy which in turn requires adequate levels of autonomy and separation from the parental family. Early experience is thus represented in later outcomes. The advantage of combining qualitative with quantitative anlyses is discussed
Autonomy · Developmental psychology · Qualitative research · Sample (material · Sociology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 1998 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |