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How couple’s relationship lasts over time? A model for marital satisfaction

dc.contributor.authorAbreu-Afonso, José
dc.contributor.authorRamos, Maria Meireles
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Inês
dc.contributor.authorLeal, Isabel Maria Pereira
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-29T19:26:51Z
dc.date.available2021-03-29T19:26:51Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractHigh rates of divorce seem related to low marital satisfaction levels; however, there is still a lack of a model that can help understand the couple's resilience and fragility throughout the life cycle. This research explores the role of communication patterns, their own and partner's motivation for conjugality, cohesion and flexibility within a couple, and several sociodemographic characteristics (e.g., stage of the family life cycle) that can explain marital satisfaction. A sample of 331 Portuguese in a marital relationship completed a sociodemographic questionnaire and marital satisfaction measures, communication and conflict management competencies, cohesion and flexibility, and motivation. Adequate statistical analysis was performed using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling. Both measurement and structural model performed in the study presented a good fit, with five significant predictors of marital satisfaction (that accounted for 85% of the variability): intrinsic motivation (β = .64), communication (β = .31), families with young children (β = -.08), families with teenagers (β = -.07) and professional/academic status (β = .06). By identifying a model for marital satisfaction, this research provides clues regarding which aspects might need to be considered in couples' clinical work to promote healthier relationships.pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationPsychological Reports Doi: 10.1177/00332941211000651pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00332941211000651pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn00332941
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8057
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSAGE Publications Inc.pt_PT
dc.relationUID/PSI/04810/ 2019pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectMarital satisfactionpt_PT
dc.subjectCouplespt_PT
dc.subjectPredictorspt_PT
dc.subjectStructural equation modelingpt_PT
dc.titleHow couple’s relationship lasts over time? A model for marital satisfactionpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceUnited Statespt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage27pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage1pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePsychological Reportspt_PT
person.familyNameMoutinho de Abreu-Afonso
person.familyNameQueiroz Garcia
person.familyNameLeal
person.givenNameJosé António
person.givenNameInês
person.givenNameIsabel
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5652-9144
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7842-5285
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-1060-4783
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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