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Stress, Communication, and Marital Quality in Couples
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Ledermann, Thomas; Bodenmann, Guy; Rudaz, Myriam; Bradbury, Thomas N. – Family Relations, 2010
The association between daily stress outside and inside of the relationship and marital functioning in the form of communication in conflict situations and marital quality was examined. We hypothesized that relationship stress mediates the association between external stress and marital functioning at the individual level, and that the association…
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Conflict, Stress Variables, Interpersonal Communication
Patterns of Change in Marital Satisfaction over the Newlywed Years
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Lavner, Justin A.; Bradbury, Thomas N. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2010
Although marital satisfaction starts high and declines for the average newlywed, some spouses may follow qualitatively distinct trajectories. Using 8 self-reports of satisfaction collected over 4 years from 464 newlywed spouses, we identified 5 trajectory groups, including patterns defined by high intercepts and no declines in satisfaction,…
Descriptors: Divorce, Personality Traits, Spouses, Marital Satisfaction
Social Support in Marriage: Translating Research into Practical Applications for Clinicians.
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Sullivan, Kieran T.; Pasch, Lauri A.; Eldridge, Kathleen A.; Bradbury, Thomas N. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 1998
Research indicating that couples' social support skills predict marital outcomes two years later, above and beyond conflict-management skills, is reported. Successful prevention and treatment programs may need to incorporate support-skills training as well as conflict-management training. Specific techniques are recommended for teaching…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Helping Relationship, Marriage, Marriage Counseling
Attributions and Behavior in Functional and Dysfunctional Marriages.
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Bradbury, Thomas N.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1996
Examined whether spouses' attributions for partner behavior are related to their behavior by assessing their attributions and observing the problem-solving discussions of cohabitating couples (n=52) in which neither spouse was depressed or distressed, the wife was depressed and both spouses were distressed, and the wife was not depressed and both…
Descriptors: Adults, Attribution Theory, Behavior, Behavior Patterns
Understanding and Altering the Longitudinal Course of Marriage
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Bradbury, Thomas N.; Karney, Benjamin R. – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2004
Weak and counterintuitive findings linking couples' interactional processes to marital outcomes have prompted new lines of research on how marriages change. Recent findings reviewed here highlight the value of (a) expanding conceptions of marital interaction by considering how social support and positive affect moderate the effects of…
Descriptors: Interaction, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage, Problem Solving
Assessing Responses to Recurring Problems in Marriage: Evaluation of the Marital Coping Inventory.
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Cohan, Catherine L.; Bradbury, Thomas N. – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Psychometric properties of the Marital Coping Inventory (MCI) were evaluated by administering it and other measures to 120 newlywed couples, by observing spouses discussing marital problems, and by readministering the inventory to 104 spouses after 6 months. Results clarify coping in marriage. Implications for use of the instrument are discussed.…
Descriptors: Coping, Evaluation Methods, Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction