Data from two studies assessed the effects of nonstandard work schedules on perceived family well-being and daily stressors. Study 1, using a sample of employed, married adults aged 25-74 (n = 1,166) from the National Survey of Midlife in the United States, showed that night work was associated with perceptions of greater marital instability,…

This study examined similarities and differences between active caregivers (adult children and spouses whose family member had Alzheimer's disease) and not-as-yet caregiving adults (adult children and spouses whose family members are older, but do not as yet suffer from Alzheimer's disease). The objective was to determine what factors predict…

Many stressed individuals seek help first from clergy, who in turn have stresses of their own. This study examined stress in single and married clergy and those clergy married to other clergy. In single clergy, 106 females and 134 males were compared on Osipow and Spokane measures and were found to differ significantly on stress from the Physical…

Discusses study investigating the development and establishment of the spousal subsystem in remarriage following divorce. Analyzed interviews of 10 remarried couples. As the tasks of the early period of remarriage were completed, each spousal subsystem gradually experienced a recoupling process, that is, perceived the occurrence of an emotional…

Surveyed 65 couples beginning marital therapy and 37 couples from the community to examine interspousal reliability on reports of marital violence. Agreement between partners on the occurrence of violence was low to moderate for both samples. Husbands underreported their violent behavior, and/or wives tended to overreport violence performed by…

Studied the relationship between marital satisfaction and occupational interest similarity of married couples (N=44) within the context of Holland's theory of vocational choice. Results did not support Holland's contention that greater congruence between one's self and one's environment leads to greater satisfaction. (LLL)

Describes and discusses the group therapy format used at the Portland, Oregon, Vet Center in treating female partners of Vietnam veterans. (Author/BH)

Examined relationship between wife employment status and marital adjustment using 27 studies. Most comparisons showed no difference in adjustment between wife groups and between husband groups. Differences that did result tended to favor the non-employed groups. When control measures were introduced the basic finding of no difference between…

As high school seniors, the soon-to-be wives and mothers rank low among their classmates on academic aptitude, scholastic performance, and socioeconomic status. Subsequent educational shortfalls are due to these preexisting differences and to family burdens. Marriage has more adverse effects than parenthood. (Author/ABL)

A headmaster's wife who is also a working teacher describes her association with the school, analyzing her position in relation to male and female expectations. (MD)

Uses meta-analysis of five previous studies and a replication survey of 685 married men to explore the relationship between wives' employment and husbands' well-being. No direct relationship was found but family income and percentage of income contributed by the husband may be mediating variables. (JAC)

Assessed the relationship between complexity level and marital communication response in 28 married adults who role-played situations including chores and communication or relationship issues. Results showed cognitive complexity was predictive of effective responses only in situations involving a couple's relationship. (JAC)

Investigated the relationship between cohabitation and subsequent marital quality in 309 recently married couples. Results showed that having cohabited premaritally was associated with significantly lower perceived quality of communication for wives and significantly lower marital satisfaction for both spouses. (LLL)

Surveyed 278 couples who participated in a Catholic Marriage Encounter weekend, to investigate individual characteristics and marital satifaction. Results suggested the ME sample viewed their marriages as above average to excellent, and perceived themselves to be involved in marriage enrichment to enrich an already stable relationship. (JAC)

Discusses a study that found that marital adjustment was positively related to both spouse's reported self-disclosure of feelings and to self's reported perception of affective disclosure. Also found that one's perception of differences between self and other in the disclosure of love was inversely related to one's marital adjustment. (JOW)