Marital Problems and Marital Satisfaction Among Brazilian Couples

Miller, Richard B.; Nunes, Nalu A.; Bean, Roy A.; Day, Randal D.; Falceto, Olga García; Hollist, Cody S.; Fernandes, Carmen Luisa

doi:10.1080/01926187.2012.741897

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“…Deficits in parenting strategies may be due in part to the impact of drinking on the father's mental health, including poor emotion regulation or blunted affect, psychosocial stressors associated with drinking, and preoccupation with drug-seeking behavior (Neger & Prinz, 2015 ). At the couple level, intimate partner violence (IPV), marital conflict, poor communication, and poor co-parenting are all associated with men's alcohol use as shown across both high-income countries (HICs) and LMICs (Jewkes et al 2010 ; Garcia-Moreno & Watts, 2011 ; Miller et al 2014 ). Across the family system, longitudinal pathways have been documented in HICs: paternal drinking to marital conflict to child maltreatment; and paternal drinking to IPV to children's witnessing of IPV to poor child adjustment (Leonard & Eiden, 2007 ).…”

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A systematic review of interventions targeting men's alcohol use and family relationships in low- and middle-income countries

Giusto

2018

Glob. Ment. Health

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Background.Problem drinking accounts for 9.6% of disability-adjusted life years worldwide. It disproportionally affects men and has disabling physical, psychological, and behavioral consequences. These can lead to a cascade of negative effects on men's families, with documented ties to intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment. These multi-level problems are often exacerbated where poverty rates are high, including low and middle-income countries (LMICs). In contexts where strong patriarchal norms place men in positions of power, family-level consequences are often even more pronounced.Methods.We conducted a systematic review of the literature on interventions in LMICs targeting men's problem drinking and any family-related outcomes. Cochrane and PRISMA procedures guided the review. The search was conducted in PsychInfo, PubMed, and Web of Science.Results.The search yielded 1357 publications. Nine studies from four different countries met inclusion criteria. Of those, only one had the primary goal of simultaneously improving drinking and a related family-level outcome (IPV). Six of the studies documented modest improvements on both drinking and couples or family outcomes. Strategies common to these included cognitive-behavioral techniques, communication skills training, narrative therapy, and participatory learning. Gender-transformative approaches were associated with reduced IPV and more equitable gender norms, and motivational interviewing and behavioral approaches were beneficial for reducing alcohol use.Conclusions.Findings highlight the scarcity of interventions addressing men's drinking and its effects on families, particularly for parent-child outcomes. However, results point to strategies that, combined with other evidence-based family interventions can guide the development and rigorous evaluation of integrated programs.

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A systematic review of interventions targeting men's alcohol use and family relationships in low- and middle-income countries

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2018

Glob. Ment. Health

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“…The findings show that apart from the disagreements in the issues mentioned above, the possible problems that can be seen in marriages include "extreme jealousy, constant conflicts, mistrust, disrespect, cheating, violence, being compared with others, difference of culture and opinion, external interferences to marriage," which the results of Köroğlu (2013) are in accordance with. According to Miller, Nunes, Bean, and Day (2014), jealousy and financial problems are among the most common problems between couples. Similarly, Fincham (2003) stated that marital problems might stem from various reasons like verbal or physical abuse, perceived inequality and strength, marital infidelity and jealousy.…”

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The Meaning of Marriage According to University Students: A Phenomenological Study

2017

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The aim of this study is to reveal the meanings university students attribute to marriage. The sample of the study consists of 14 final year students (7 males and 7 females), whose ages range between 22 and 32, studying in the Education Faculty at Ege University. The study is of phenomenological research design. Semi-structured interview forms were used as the data collection tool of the study. The data was analyzed with content analysis based on the inductive analysis method. Themes were constituted out of the codes. The analysis results suggest that marriage mostly evokes positive emotions among the participants; the premarital phase consists of self-knowledge, choosing the right life partner and deciding to marry stages, and students emphasized social relations, financial issues, relationship with family of origin, communication and roles in the marriage in association with the marriage process. According to the final year students, the unchanged but definitive constructs of marriage are deciding on marriage, key elements of marriage and marriage dynamics. The study results were also discussed in relation to the literature and some implications were suggested.

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“…Another important limitation is that ME programmes are not adjusted to fit specific needs couples may experience in differing contexts, for instance, couples who are from lower socio-economic backgrounds. ME programmes extended to other cultures, for example, Black African married couples, varying in perceptions, beliefs, values, social expectations and marital needs becomes necessary (Miller, Nunes, Bean, Day, Falceto, Hollist & Fernandes, 2014;Su et al, 2015;DuPree, Bhakta, Patel & Dupree, 2013).…”

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The Development of a Culturally-Appropriate Marriage Enrichment Programme for Black African Married Couples: Overview of Programmes

Neswiswa

Jacobs

2020

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Development of knowledge on how to support marriages cross-culturally is necessary to inform appropriate solutions, especially for South Africa, where practical marital challenges amongst Black African married couples who are considered to be high risk are noted. The focus of this narrative literature-informed overview is to provide an appraisal of existing and most effective national and international marriage enrichment (ME) programmes, couples theories and social work models as the basis for the possible development of a culturally-appropriate ME programme for Black African married couples. Findings reveal, among other things: 1) there are no culturally-appropriate and empirically evaluated ME programmes beneficial to Black African married couples in SA; 2) appropriate theory is necessary and available for integration; 3) theories recognise marriage as a system, and therefore acknowledgement of various societal structures is fundamental; 4) existing empirically tested and effective programmes supporting couples theories and social work models are suitable to be adapted to the specific context.

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Marital Problems and Marital Satisfaction Among Brazilian Couples

Cited by 15 publications

References 17 publications

A systematic review of interventions targeting men's alcohol use and family relationships in low- and middle-income countries

A systematic review of interventions targeting men's alcohol use and family relationships in low- and middle-income countries

The Meaning of Marriage According to University Students: A Phenomenological Study

The Development of a Culturally-Appropriate Marriage Enrichment Programme for Black African Married Couples: Overview of Programmes

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