Attempted to evaluate a readily available comprehensive bibliothearpy smoking cessation program and the impact of smoking and nonsmoking behavior of a spouse on the individual to stop smoking. Results suggest that motivation is an important variable in smoking cessation. (Author)

Presents a demographic analysis of the paths to remarriage--the extent and timing of remarriage, social factors associated with remarriage, and the impact of the event which preceded remarriage (divorce or widowhood). (Author)

Explicit marital negotiation is analyzed in terms of a three-stage model. Disparity between partners in possession of context variables influences bargaining strategies. The point is made that current negotiations have inevitably been influenced by prior bargaining and outcomes, and that current negotiations and outcomes provide the context for…

Compared beliefs, perceptions, and decisions of Black and White adolescents on having children. Both Black males and females expressed stronger beliefs than White respondents that having children promotes greater marital success, personal security, and approval. Blacks expressed stronger beliefs that couples should have as many children as they…

Results of study indicate that couples who share a similar definition of their relationship are significantly more in agreement on a variety of relational issues and are more cohesive than couples who do not share a relational definition. (JMF)

In a sample of 503 dual-income relocated couples (employee and accompanying spouse) in the United States and Canada, sex of accompanying spouses and their job-seeking self-efficacy were the primary determinants of their need for employment assistance following relocation. (SK)

Presents biosocial model of human paternal care allowing paternal allocations to be influenced by changes in welfare of recipient offspring and effects on the man's relationship with the child's mother. Results from test of model with adult males in New Mexico are consistent with a role for relationship effort in parental care: men invest more in…

Examined the negative impact of economic hardship on a spouse's marital instability in White, middle-class couples (N=76). The results indicated economic pressures had an indirect association with married couples' evaluation of the marriage by promoting hostility in marital interactions and curtailing the warm and supportive behaviors spouses…

Investigated whether effectiveness of behavioral marital therapy would be increased by addition of cognitive restructuring and/or emotional expressiveness training for maritally distressed couples. Results from 60 such couples randomly assigned to a variety of treatment combinations revealed that the addition of cognitive restructuring and…

Examined dominance motive as a factor contributing to physical abuse among married and dating college students (N=178). Found dominance motive scores were associated with use of physical force. (Author/ABL)

Examined postdivorce adjustment of 149 men and 149 women with joint or sole physical custody of their children. Shared custody arrangements and access of parents to their children had no significant relationship to parents' postdivorce adjustment or relationships with their ex-spouses. Prior levels of individual functioning were indicators of…

Evaluated older widows (N=95) at two months, six months, and one year following the death of their spouse. Found that expectancy of death was not related to adjustment to bereavement; widows who had rehearsed widowhood fared no better that widows who did not rehearse. (Author/ABL)

Examined egalitarian spouse roles in relation to marital satisfaction of wives among intergenerationally linked Puerto Rican families. Results revealed that, in each generation of wives, marital satisfaction was associated with egalitarian spouse roles. (Author/NB)

Conducted in-depth interviews with 89 caregiving spouses to identify problems and coping techniques. Found the diversity of problems encountered by respondents required a varied repertoire of coping techniques. Caregivers showed general preference for managing situations on their own. Findings have implications for design of caregiver support…

Presents Couples' Seminar, designed to help spouses confront the new context for the family resulting from professional job loss, to help them adapt to that context, and to make restructuring of their obsolete patterns possible. Notes that this preventive approach recognizes the reluctance of professional workers to seek professional help to deal…