Relationship Quality Among Young Couples from an Economic and Gender Perspective

Britt, Sonya L.; Roy, Radha

doi:10.1007/s10834-013-9368-x

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“…Finally, perceptions may be more important than reality in predicting relationship outcomes (Britt et al, 2017;Britt & Nazarinia Roy, 2014). If one partner perceives that materialistic attitudes and behaviors negatively influence the relationship, materialism is a problem for the couple regardless of actual behaviors.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marriage and Materialism: Actor and Partner Effects Between Materialism, Importance of Marriage, and Marital Satisfaction

LeBaron¹,

Allsop²,

Hill³

et al. 2017

Journal of Financial Therapy

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Drawing upon both the incompatibility of materialism and children model and marital paradigms theory, the purpose of the current study was to examine husband-wife actor and partner effects between materialism and marital satisfaction and to explore perception of the importance of marriage as a mediator of these relationships. Using a sample of 706 couples from the RELATE dataset, wives' materialism negatively predicted both their own marital satisfaction, as well as their husbands' marital satisfaction. However, when controlling for financial problems in marriage, these effects became non-significant. Additionally, upon adding both wives' and husbands' importance of marriage (as well as combined couples' "common fate" importance of marriage) to the model as mediators, indirect effects (actor and partner) between materialism and marital satisfaction were noted. Thus, when one partner (regardless of gender) places a high value on money and possessions, both spouses are less likely to place a high value on marriage, and are subsequently less likely to be satisfied in their marriage. Implications for financial therapists are discussed.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Marriage and Materialism: Actor and Partner Effects Between Materialism, Importance of Marriage, and Marital Satisfaction

LeBaron¹,

Allsop²,

Hill³

et al. 2017

Journal of Financial Therapy

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“…While jobs traditionally held by men have ebbed, service sector jobs have risen, prompting more women to enter the workforce to help cover family expenses (Schlosser, 2001). As of 2011, fewer than 22% of U.S. families had a traditional male-breadwinner and female-homemaker household (Britt & Roy, 2014). Meanwhile, as Americans, both male and female, increasingly work during evenings and weekends, both partners have begun role sharing at home (Presser, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Accordingly, marital quality has improved for couples who embrace egalitarian roles-that is, where wives contribute more to family income and husbands perform a greater share of housework (Amato, Johnson, Booth, & Rogers, 2003;. Moreover, Britt and Roy (2014) reported that discrepancies in income among partners does not significantly predict marital quality.…”

Section: The More Progressive Positionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Unemployment and Marital Quality in Great Recession America: An Exploratory Canonical Correlation Analysis

Bland

McQueen

2018

Journal of Humanistic Psychology

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To contribute to the literature on unemployment and marital quality in light of rapid social, economic, and political changes that characterized the past decade (2008-2018), this exploratory study assessed how unemployment during the Great Recession affected marital quality based on participants' beliefs about marital roles (on a continuum from more traditional to more progressive) and on their levels of education, duration of marriage, and duration and frequency of unemployment. Nationwide, 129 participants completed an online questionnaire consisting of two scales of marital quality (Dyadic Adjustment Scale and Revised Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale) plus demographic items. Although the canonical correlation analysis was not significant, a number of trends emerged that suggested possibilities worthy of discussion and that provide a foundation for further research. For example, the results suggested the possibility that humanistic theorizing on unemployment and marriage might not be confined to ideological beliefs about gender-based marital roles, and that marital quality in the face of unemployment may be more directly affected by education level. Moreover, repeated measures analyses of variance suggested that, although most

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“…Money or economic factors alone are not enough to account for imbalances in relationships, as gender provides a more accurate and nuanced understanding (Britt and Roy 2013 ). Multiple studies found that as women earned more money, they still did more housework and their influence in decisions tended to not increase at the same rate as men.…”

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Exploring the Relationship Balance Assessment

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Assessments of power in couples’ relationships often only survey one partner, but they do not take into consideration both partners’ perceptions. Thus, many assumptions about power and equality in relationships have not been quantitatively tested due to a lack of dyadic measures of power. Therefore, the purpose of the Gender and Relationships Study was to develop and test a new scale of equality and relative power for couples, the Relationship Balance Assessment (RBA). The RBA may be useful for research and for clinical work with couples to help raise awareness of the balance of power in their relationship. A review of the literature has shown a shift away from focusing on monetary resources and decision-making dominance towards examining relationship processes and the connection between gender and power. This study prescreened a pool of process-oriented questions based on the qualitative literature. Then exploratory factor analysis of data from 268 individuals and 91 couples identified 12 consistent latent factors underlying relationship equality. These 12 subscales are summed up with the TREASURES acronym: Time Discretion, Relational Power, Emotional Power (Emotional Expression and Avoidance subscales), Accommodation, Spending and Saving subscales, Union or Sexual Dominance, Rational Power, Economic Role Power (Status and Childcare subscales), and Social Choices.

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Relationship Quality Among Young Couples from an Economic and Gender Perspective

Cited by 14 publications

References 40 publications

Marriage and Materialism: Actor and Partner Effects Between Materialism, Importance of Marriage, and Marital Satisfaction

Marriage and Materialism: Actor and Partner Effects Between Materialism, Importance of Marriage, and Marital Satisfaction

Unemployment and Marital Quality in Great Recession America: An Exploratory Canonical Correlation Analysis

Exploring the Relationship Balance Assessment

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