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Peer reviewedMarkman, Howard J. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Applied a behavioral model of marriage to premarital couples to assess predictive validity of an exchange measure. Results provide evidence that unrewarding communication patterns precede development of relationship distress. Implications for the behavioral model of marriage and development of programs designed to prevent marital distress are…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Patterns, Interaction, Interpersonal Relationship
Filsinger, Erik E. – 1982
This paper presents a model or framework of marital adjustment, for both the researcher and the practitioner, which provides description, explanation, and modification, i.e., ways in which the model can be changed that are theoretically connected with the description and the explanation. A typology of relationship processes is proposed which…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Change, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Theories
