A Longitudinal Study of Marital Problems and Subsequent Divorce

Amato, Paul R.; Rogers, Stacy J.

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“…Alternative data sets may allow for men and women to be compared on their frequency of money arguments and the likelihood of divorce. However, as noted by Amato and Rogers (1997), women are more likely to report reasons for negative relationship outcomes, whereas men do not seem to know the reason or are not reporting it meaning that sampling women only may not be quite as problematic as it may initially seem.…”

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The Role of Money Arguments in Marriage

Britt

Huston

2012

J Fam Econ Iss

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Despite the paucity of empirical evidence indicating the impact of money arguments on spousal relationship outcomes, it is common belief that money plays a large role in the life of couples.This study used panel data from the 1979 National Longitudinal Study of Youth (NLSY79) to examine how money-related arguments affect the marital relationship. Economic theory indicates that initial expectations about the marriage and variance in expectations are both important in predicting relationship satisfaction and divorce. Money arguments were modeled as a sign of the lack of investment in spousal-specific capital and were hypothesized to negatively impact relationship quality. Results suggest that money arguments are an important indicator of relationship satisfaction, but are not as influential in predicting divorce. Both the approach used to model money arguments and the empirical results can be used by marriage therapists and financial counselors to help couples understand and improve the benefits received through marriage.

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The Role of Money Arguments in Marriage

Britt

Huston

2012

J Fam Econ Iss

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“…There is also some experimental evidence that encouragement to prayer increases forgiveness, gratitude, and trust (118)(119)(120). Finally, concerning close relationships, there is evidence from longitudinal studies that attending religious services decreases the likelihood of divorce (107,121,122), increases the likelihood of subsequently making new friends, and of marrying, and increases social support (107,114,123). The effect of religious community, and specifically religious service attendance, on these various aspects of flourishing, is thus substantial.…”

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On the promotion of human flourishing

VanderWeele

2017

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Many empirical studies throughout the social and biomedical sciences focus only on very narrow outcomes such as income, or a single specific disease state, or a measure of positive affect. Human well-being or flourishing, however, consists in a much broader range of states and outcomes, certainly including mental and physical health, but also encompassing happiness and life satisfaction, meaning and purpose, character and virtue, and close social relationships. The empirical literature from longitudinal, experimental, and quasiexperimental studies is reviewed in attempt to identify major determinants of human flourishing, broadly conceived. Measures of human flourishing are proposed. Discussion is given to the implications of a broader conception of human flourishing, and of the research reviewed, for policy, and for future research in the biomedical and social sciences.flourishing | well-being | happiness | family | religion

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“…Only in later stages ('moratorium' and 'trust building') does it become possible for partners to make meaning of infidelity, take responsibility for what happened in their relationship, and focus on forgiveness and reassurance of commitment. But many couples break up before they reach these later stages, as extramarital sex is rated as the most reliable predictor of subsequent divorce, with its impact on divorce being more than twice as impactful as any other relationship problem (Amato & Rogers, 1997).…”

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“The relationship past can't be the future”: couple counsellors' experiences of working with infidelity

Moller

2014

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

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Infidelity is both common and difficult to work with therapeutically, but little research to date has examined the experiences of those who work with this presenting problem. This study explores couple counsellors' experiences of working with couples affected by infidelity. Semistructured interviews were conducted with seven experienced couple counsellors working for a nation-wide relationship counselling organization in the United Kingdom. A thematic analysis of the interview transcripts revealed a shared pattern of experiences and challenges, providing greater insight into the specific constellations and difficulties practitioners face when working with issues around infidelity. Practical implications for working with this presenting problem are discussed as well as the potential impact of counsellors' own implicit theories on their practice with infidelity.

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A Longitudinal Study of Marital Problems and Subsequent Divorce

Cited by 486 publications

References 30 publications

The Role of Money Arguments in Marriage

The Role of Money Arguments in Marriage

On the promotion of human flourishing

“The relationship past can't be the future”: couple counsellors' experiences of working with infidelity

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