Theories and studies of adult development are largely confined to adult male career development and ignore a moral or faith dimension of adult development. To determine the faith and moral dimension of adult couples, three hypotheses were examined, i.e.,: (1) religion is a significant dimension in their consciousness; (2) the family is integrally…

The degree to which spouses actually share household tasks and income production is compared to their ideological commitment to sex role equity. Data were obtained from long-term intensive fieldwork with 19 Los Angeles nurses and their 18 families and from the researcher's doctoral dissertation. All data on family performance patterns indicate a…

A study compared commuter and Merchant Marine families with traditional households in order to separate effects related to living apart from those related to the career status (single vs. dual) of families. During the study researchers conducted in-depth interviews with 50 wives and 30 husbands representing 58 Merchant Marine families of whom 22…

The study examines the issue of wife abuse in a rural area, assesses major service interventions suggested by the literature, and evaluates their practicality in rural areas. The area used for the study was the 10 rural and most southern counties in Southern Illinois, characterized by high unemployment and low per capita income. A questionnaire…

Researchers are now attempting to improve techniques for studying stable behavior patterns in family systems over long periods of time, e.g., the marital dyad across several levels of function and dysfunction covering time periods of months to years. One approach to improving this research design is based on the assumptions that longitudinal…

A major area of concern in divorced families is compliance with child support payments. Aspects of the former spouse relationship that are predictive of compliance with court-ordered payment of child support were investigated in a sample of 58 divorced persons all of whom either paid or received child support. Structured interviews and…

Power modes in marital interactions were investigated in a laboratory observation study at the University of New Hampshire in 1975. Married couples (N=78) were the subjects in this study, whose focus was on the power modes (types of power assertion) used by the partners, shifting attention from the much-considered distribution of power in marriage…

Cultural heritage, societal values, role expectations, the legal system, and sex stereotyping are examples of the multi-level collusion of forces which keep victims of domestic violence from challenging the legitimacy of the abusive behavior. Powerless subjects of injustice, specifically battered women, who are eager to maintain high self-regard…

This collection of resources is designed to assist those helping professionals dealing with victims of spouse abuse as well as those individuals interested in learning more about this particular subject area. This annotated bibliography has been compiled to highlight the problem of spouse abuse and the various forms of intervention currently…

Data are provided on wives' influence on medical students' decisions about their choice of medical speciality, organization of practice (solo or group), and geographical location of practice. Interviews and questionnaires provided the information from a group of wives of Medical College of Ohio medical students. (LBH)

Questioned dual-career (N=70) and dual-earner couples (N=42) to assess the influence of perception of equity, role relations, and family type on marital and individual adjustment. Found equity to be a significant factor affecting adjustment for both husbands and wives, while role relations was a significant factor only for wives. (Author/ABB)

Examined functioning and life context of spouses of depressed patients. Remitted and control spouses were comparable in functioning, stressors, and coping with remitted spouses reporting more social and family problems. Nonremitted spouses had significantly more problems than control spouses on most indices. Spouse adaptation was typically…

Found significant differences between male and female adult students on the degree of attitudinal, emotional, and functional support received from their spouses after returning to school. (Author)

Examined the impact of marital status on the global happiness of Black adults. Generally, married persons reported higher global happiness than nonmarried persons. The relationship held regardless of age, education, or structure of the respondents' family of orientation. Regression effects indicated that marital happiness and age are significant…

Equal voting rights in marriages enhance the relationship, but it is more difficult to manage, and consequently, there are many failures. Solutions offered include: (1) education as information-giving, often not acted upon; (2) therapy, which can come too late to be effective; and (3) marriage enrichment which applies new knowledge preventively.…