And when she comes home? Education and women's empowerment in intimate relationships

Murphy‐Graham, Erin

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.09.004

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“…Problem solving skill helps the couple to analyze problem solving solutions and achieve more cooperation and empathy so that their agreement goes up. In other words, problem solving skill assists the couple to collectively solve their problems rather than having dispute, criticism and reproach .That in its turn, it is one of the most significant factors in raising the couple's agreement and intimacy (29,30).…”

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The effects of premarital relationship enrichment programs on marriage strength: A narrative review article

2014

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Background and Purpose: Strengthening marriage relationship includes a body of programs focusing on boosting the couples' common understanding, honesty, trust, empathy and coordination. Premarital consultation along with the couples' relationship enrichment can result in their improved relationship. The current study aims to analyze the studies conducted on consultation programs for marriage relationship enrichment and marriage strength. Methods:The current study is a narrative review performed using key words related to advanced search in database like Pubmed, Google Scholar, Web of Sciences, Magiran, Iran Medex and SID in the past 20 years. After recovering 57 papers, 10 Persian ones along with 25 English papers directly related to this issue and cited by famous authors many times have been given in the paper's results. Results: The findings show that premarital consultation through promoting life skills, familiarity with spouse selection criteria and paving the ground for accepting gender role in marriage can be considered as one of the critical components of strengthening marriage. Conclusion: Premarital consultation helps human beings to improve their relationship by knowing themselves and their would-be partner, clarifying their expectations from each other, promoting problem solving and getting aware of compatible and incompatible characteristics before marriage. By considering the population policy of Iran and in order to meeting favorite relationship between newly wedding couples, it's suggested to provide suitable premarital counseling packages according to Iranian socio-cultural context.

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The effects of premarital relationship enrichment programs on marriage strength: A narrative review article

2014

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“…Large spousal age gap characterises relationships where younger brides have less power (Carmichael, 2011). The other indicators measure the extent to which physical violence affects freedom of movement, threat as well as sexual behaviour (Ackerson and Subramanian, 2008;Murphy-Graham, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

On the impact of early marriage on schooling outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia

Delprato

Akyeampong

Sabatés

et al. 2015

International Journal of Educational Development

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“…Their study in the United States and another application in Honduras (Murphy-Graham 2010) (both included only women) found the development of interpersonal skills and increased gender consciousness in women aided negotiation around change in communication and division of household work. Significant increases in gender consciousness, however, were not observed consistently in our study nor in the Honduran study (Murphy-Graham 2010). While rigidity around gender roles softened in some couples, with greater willingness to support each other, the only observed shifts in gender roles were around women working (in some couples).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Research on renegotiating gender roles and power dynamics in relationships has likewise shown that intimacy and love can play a powerful role in bringing about change (Deutsch 2007). For example, research in Honduras on women’s empowerment and marital change in couples concluded, “these findings hint at the power of love as a transformative force,” and highlights how “[t]he role of love and care in relationships supports feminist theories of power as capacity rather than domination” (Murphy-Graham 2010, p. 326). This points to the perhaps untapped potential for interventions to promote love and intimacy as a mechanism to achieve more balanced power in relationships and prevent IPV.…”

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Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda

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There is now a growing body of research indicating that prevention interventions can reduce intimate partner violence (IPV); much less is known, however, about how couples exposed to these interventions experience the change process, particularly in low-income countries. Understanding the dynamic process that brings about the cessation of IPV is essential for understanding how interventions work (or don’t) to reduce IPV. This study aimed to provide a better understanding of how couples’ involvement with SASA!—a violence against women and HIV-related community mobilisation intervention developed by Raising Voices in Uganda—influenced processes of change in relationships. Qualitative data were collected from each partner in separate in-depth interviews following the intervention. Dyadic analysis was conducted using framework analysis methods. Study findings suggest that engagement with SASA! contributed to varied experiences and degrees of change at the individual and relationship levels. Reflection around healthy relationships and communication skills learned through SASA! activities or community activists led to more positive interaction among many couples, which reduced conflict and IPV. This nurtured a growing trust and respect between many partners, facilitating change in longstanding conflicts and generating greater intimacy and love as well as increased partnership among couples to manage economic challenges. This study draws attention to the value of researching and working with both women, men and couples to prevent IPV and suggests IPV prevention interventions may benefit from the inclusion of relationship skills building and support within the context of community mobilisation interventions.

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And when she comes home? Education and women's empowerment in intimate relationships

Cited by 35 publications

References 15 publications

The effects of premarital relationship enrichment programs on marriage strength: A narrative review article

The effects of premarital relationship enrichment programs on marriage strength: A narrative review article

On the impact of early marriage on schooling outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa and South West Asia

Exploring Couples’ Processes of Change in the Context of SASA!, a Violence Against Women and HIV Prevention Intervention in Uganda

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