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Does Premarital Cohabitation Predict Subsequent Marital Stability and Marital Quality? A Meta-Analysis
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Jose, Anita; O'Leary, K. Daniel; Moyer, Anne – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2010
Cohabitation with a romantic partner has become common in recent decades. This meta-analysis examined the link between premarital cohabitation and marital stability (k = 16) and marital quality (k = 12). Cohabitation had a significant negative association with both marital stability and marital quality. The negative predictive effect on marital…
Descriptors: Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction, Interpersonal Relationship, Meta Analysis
Psychological Aggression Predicts Physical Aggression in Early Marriage.
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Murphy, Christopher M.; O'Leary, K. Daniel – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1989
Examined psychological aggression by self and partner, physical aggression by partner, and marital dissatisfaction as longitudinal predictors of instances of physical aggression during marriage from a sample of engaged couples. Found that psychological aggression by self and partner predicted initial incidents of physical aggression in marriage,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Family Violence, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage
Contributions of Affect, Attitudes, and Behavior to Marital Satisfaction.
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Broderick, Joan E.; O'Leary, K. Daniel – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1986
Examined the value of assessing affect and attitudes in addition to daily behavior in the prediction of marital satisfaction. Multiple regression analyses and semipartial correlations indicated that the affective and attitudinal variables accounted for more unique variance in marital satisfaction than did the behavioral variables. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Attitudes, Behavior
Assessment of Positive Feelings toward Spouse.
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O'Leary, K. Daniel; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Presents revisions and item analyses of the Positive Feelings Questionnaire (PFQ) from a contrasted group of l04 clinic and community couples. Results found the PFQ to be internally consistent, relatively stable over time, correlated with measures of marital interaction, and sensitive to changes during marital therapy. (LLL)
Descriptors: Affective Measures, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage Counseling, Psychometrics
Dysphoria and Marital Discord: Are Dysphoric Individuals at Risk for Marital Maladjustment?
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Beach, Steven R. H.; O'Leary, K. Daniel – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1993
Examined effects of dysphoria on husbands' and wives' later marital adjustment among 264 couples about to marry. Assessed relationship satisfaction and level of dysphoria in both spouses prior to marriage, 6 months after marriage, and 18 months after marriage. Premarital dysphoria was associated with later marital dissatisfaction. Gender…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction, Mate Selection
Physical Aggression in Early Marriage: Prerelationship and Relationship Effects.
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O'Leary, K. Daniel; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994
Predicted spousal physical aggression at 30 months after marriage for 393 young couples. Prerelationship predictor variables were history of violence in family of origin, aggression against others during childhood and adolescence, and personality characteristics. Relationship predictor variables were marital discord and spouse-specific…
Descriptors: Aggression, Battered Women, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Satisfaction
Behavioral Components of Marital Satisfaction: An Individualized Assessment Approach.
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Johnson, Patti L.; O'Leary, K. Daniel – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examined how spousal behaviors related to global and daily marital satisfaction. Eighty-two couples completed daily checklists of spousal behaviors for seven days using an individualized or a standardized assessment method. Daily behavioral event measures were significantly related to global and daily measures of marital satisfaction,…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Coping, Evaluation