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Locus of Control Differences and Marital Dissatisfaction.
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Doherty, William J. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981
Studied the relationship between spouses' individual expectancies for internal versus external control of reinforcements (locus of control), and their level of marital dissatisfaction. Results indicated that only a marital pattern in which the wife was more external and the husband more internal was associated with marital dissatisfaction. (Author)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Relationship, Locus of Control
Marriage Encounter Weekends: Couples Who Win and Couples Who Lose.
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Doherty, William J.; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1986
Fifty couples who had the most positive or negative reactions in a group of Marriage Encounter couples were interviewed. Results indicated nine couples experienced significant negative changes related to Marriage Encounter, suggesting that distressed couples who attend Marriage Encounters are susceptible to further marital deterioration.…
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Theories, Interpersonal Relationship
Couples' Long-Term Evaluations of Their Marriage Encounter Experience.
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Lester, Mary Ellen; Doherty, William J. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1983
Surveyed 189 couples to see how they felt about their Marriage Encounter experience four years later. Results indicated that about 80 percent of the couples reported a totally positive experience. The most frequently cited positive aspect was the "dialogue." A significant minority of couples experienced negative consequences. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Enrichment Activities, Followup Studies, Interpersonal Relationship
Marriage Encounter Casualties: A Preliminary Investigation.
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Doherty, William J.; Walker, Brian J. – American Journal of Family Therapy, 1982
Investigated the relationship between participation in Marriage Encounter and subsequent marital or family distress. An analysis of 13 case reports suggested that Marriage Encounter weekends can cause marital or family deterioration through increased marital conflict, avoidance of constructive problem solving, or marital enmeshment at the expense…
Descriptors: Conflict, Counseling Effectiveness, Emotional Problems, Failure
Attributional Style and Negative Problem Solving in Marriage.
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Doherty, William J. – Family Relations, 1982
Examined the relationship between spouses' (N=58) attributional styles for marital problems and their negative social reinforcement in a laboratory interaction procedure. Results indicated wives who attributed other couples' marital problems to undesirable personality traits or negative attitudes were more likely to verbally criticize their…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Cognitive Processes, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Instability
Marital Disruption and Psychological Well-Being: A Panel Study.
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Doherty, William J.; And Others – Journal of Family Issues, 1989
Compared psychological well-being of men and women before and after marital separation with that of control group who remained married during same period. Prior to separation, men and women in disrupted group had lower psychological well-being scores than controls. Scores of separated women, but not men, declined even further after separation.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Comparative Analysis, Drug Use, Emotional Adjustment