Evaluated the short-term and longer-term effectiveness of marriage encounter in increasing self-reported indices of couple self-disclosure, trust, and marital satisfaction. Couples (N=33) were assessed before and after the Marriage Encounter Training Program and in a follow-up. Results indicated a significant increase in trust and marital…

Discusses the association of males with the roles of "head of household" and "provider" and the psychological consequences for men of such gender limited roles. Reviews how the integration of women into the work force has led to a realignment of family roles. (GC)

This study examines the assessment of planning by low income families. The influence of dyadic consensus on planning; of locus of control on dyadic consensus; and of age, education, and income on locus of control are the primary foci of this study. (CT)

This article discusses the concept of spouse support, problems in its definition, its impact upon an educational/vocational decision, and its relationship to family systems theory. (CT)

Examined data from a longitudinal study of divorce and remarriage to ascertain whether remarriage is helpful in enhancing one's well-being following marital separation. Concluded that remarriage after divorce is not associated with enhanced well-being. Moreover, no other variables were identified which appear to predict well-being following…

Married couples competed on a test of mental flexibility. Husbands and wives were randomly determined as winners and losers in competition. Spouses reacted as strongly to competition with each other as they did to competition with a stranger. Females were more affected by competitive outcome, particularly intramarital competition. (Author)

Tested the hypothesis that there is a higher level of marital adjustment among mothers than among involuntarily childless women. Mothers (N=40) and involuntarily childless women (N=40) completed Spanier's Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Results showed a higher level of marital adjustment among mothers than among involuntarily childless women. (Author)

Dissatisfied and satisfied couples were administered a marital satisfaction questionnaire, and were observed in their homes. There was: (1) a high level of stability and discriminant validity for several behavior codes; (2) discriminant validity for questionnaires; and (3) a moderate degree of self-reported reactivity to observation. (Author)

Hypothesized that androgynous spouses would be more understanding of their mates. A study of 207 married couples showed that at the individual level, the androgynous demonstrated more understanding than the undifferentiated, but less understanding than sex-typed individuals. Sex-typed spouses were easiest to understand. (Author/JAC)

Results of a Compatibility Index based on tested interest/personality types showed that women (N=18) consistently chose second husbands who were more psychologically similar to themselves than were their first husbands. This result appeared to be orderly, as opposed to random occurrences. Emphasizes the commonalities between career and marriage…

Couples (N=46) expecting their first child completed the Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment Scale and the Bem Sex Role Inventory during the last trimester of the wife's pregnancy and again after the birth of the baby. Results indicated that wives' marital adjustment scores were significantly lower following the birth. (Author)

Couples (N=21) rated their marital satisfaction and then participated in a task designed to measure nonverbal communicative competence independent of verbal competence. Results indicated a positive relationship between marital satisfaction and nonverbal competence but only for husbands reading their wives' nonverbal cues. (Author/RC)

A preretirement program was provided to employees of a medium-sized corporation and their spouses. Attitudes toward retirement and degree of goal attainment were assessed. Attitudes toward retirement consistently improved during the program and six months later. (Author/BEF)

Results indicate correlation between physical health status and depression was greater for wives than husbands. For wives, marital satisfaction and depression were related through uncontrolled variance in physical health status. For husbands, significant relationship between marital satisfaction and depression remained when physical health was…

Data from 180 divorced and remarried men and women suggest lack of normative integration of two relationships established by remarriage after divorce. Women were less acceptant; they preferred greater social distance in former spouse-current spouse interaction. Comparisons of expectations for men and women showed no differential standards by…