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Bukstel, Lee H.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1978
Using questionnaires administered to 566 unmarried students at the University of South Carolina, a comparison was made between reported premarital sexual behavior and projected extramarital sexual behavior. Individuals who were premaritally sexually active were found more likely to project that they would be extramaritally sexually involved.…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, College Students, Marital Instability, Predictor Variables
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Tomeh, Aida K. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1978
Examines female and male sex-role orientation with emphasis on the structural and attitudinal predictors of sex-role ideology. Findings show sex-role orientation based on nontraditional wife-mother, husband-father and problematic husband-wife alterations roles elicted a significantly more modern response from females as compared to males. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Predictor Variables, Research Projects, Sex Differences
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Osmond, Marie Withers; Martin, Patricia Yancey – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1978
The Automatic Interaction Detector (AID) method of data analysis is utilized with 512 low income families. Results show that associations of the predictor variables with marital intactness are neither linear nor additive. Nevertheless, two variables emerge in explaining marital intactness: mode of decision-making and strategy of conflict…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Family Relationship, Low Income Groups
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McCubin, Hamilton I.; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1975
Longitudinal study on 48 families of returned prisoners of war to identify factors to explain degree of reintegration of returnee into his family system. Four sets of data were considered: (1) background characteristics of husband and wife; (2) indices of family preparedness; (3) returnees' prison experiences and their psychiatric status; (4)…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Family Attitudes, Family Relationship, Longitudinal Studies
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Jones, Allan P.; Demaree, R. G. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1975
Family functioning patterns have been found to be related to various demographic characteristics. Data on 46 demographic variables were gathered from 159 census tracts in Tarrant County, Texas. Based on a principal components analysis and varimax rotation, seven components were extracted. Strong positive relationships were found between family…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Demography, Ethnic Groups, Family Environment