Marital Adjustment Trend in Asian Indian Families

Manyam, Suneetha B.; Victoria, Y.

doi:10.1080/15332691.2013.852491

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“…Personality similarity may promote feelings of intimacy and attachment and may help to increase feelings of being understood in a relationship and relationship satisfaction (Gattis et al, 2004). The increasing role demands typical of middle life, which involve finances, parenting, the process of child individuation, and household responsibilities, among other things, can generate areas of conflict and strain (Gonzaga, Campos, & Bradbury, 2007; Manyam & Junior, 2014; Moen et al, 2001). Some aspects of personality similarity in this phase may become a disadvantage (Shiota & Levenson, 2007).…”

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“…During the life course of a couple, romantic relationship adjustment is a continuous and changing process (Manyam & Junior, 2014). It can be conceptualized as the ability of the partners to solve problems (Madathil & Benshoff, 2008), to manage relational and daily developmental tasks (Spanier, 1976), and to accept different roles based on the changing developmental tasks of each stage of the family life cycle (Umberson, Williams, Powers, & Campbell, 2005).…”

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Personality Similarity and Romantic Relationship Adjustment During the Couple Life Cycle

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Over the last decade, a substantial number of studies have focused on the role of personality traits and of the personality trait similarity/dissimilarity in partner selection and in predicting the quality of adult romantic relationships. The present study contributes to this general objective by investigating the correlations between levels of similarity/dissimilarity in partners' personality profiles, analyzed through the Big Five dimensions, and levels of romantic relationship adjustment at different stage of a couple's life course. A sample of Italian couples (N ¼ 92 couples; 184 individuals) completed the Big Five Questionnaire and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The results revealed that similarity was not directly related with romantic relationship adjustment. Similarity only affected adjustment in interaction with the length of relationship. Partners reporting high levels of similarity in conscientiousness and openness showed the highest levels of romantic relationship adjustment during the first years of their relationship, while showing lower levels of adjustment as the relationship progressed. The lower levels of romantic relationship adjustment fell within the length of relationship range spanning between 10 and 21 years. These results suggest the importance of considering the life cycle perspective when studying the impact of personality similarity on romantic relationships, as well as suggesting the need to analyze the relationship between personality factors and interpersonal processes in a deeper way particularly in counseling and therapeutic contexts.

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“…According to Burgess and Locke (1971) marriage age makes the determinant of success in marital adjustment. According to Manyam and Junior (2014) the adjustment of marriage depends on how well the couple understands their partner with each other even though their age is different.…”

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The Influence of Marital Adjustment and Family Function toward Family Strength in Early Marriage

Ningsih

Herawati

2017

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Aim of this study is to examine the influence of marital adjustment and family function toward family strength in early marriage. Research was located in Cibeber II village and Karehkel village, Leuwiliang sub-district, Bogor district, West Java. Samples of this study are 60 mothers from an early marriage family (under 20 years old) whose children are under five years old, and willingly participate in this study. Samples were chosen purposively. There is of correlation showed that age of husbands and age of husbands when married were negative significant correlation with family strength. Income per capita, marital adjustment, and family function were positive significant with family strength. The factors that affect family strength are income per capita, marital adjustment, and family function

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“…Spanier, in a historical contribution of 1976, states that marital adjustment may be described as both a dyadic process and an outcome of couple functioning. It is a dyadic process because across couple life span, the literature shows a curvilinear trend: marital adjustment of couples decreased with their transition to parenthood, for launching couples and for empty nest couples when the last child moves out parents' house, while it steadily increased for couples during other stages of the family (Manyam and Junior 2014;Ningsih and Herawati 2017). Furthermore, it is a result of many variables who influence and determine it.…”

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