Predictors of Marital Adjustment: Are There Any Differences Between Women and Men?

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore if there are differences between women and men in relationships among family-of-origin, romantic attachment, and marital adjustment. Two hundred and forty-nine participants filled out four self-reported measures: The Differentiation in the Family System Scale, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, Experiences in Close Relationship Scale, and Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. In order to analyze the data, multiple-group analysis with AMOS 16.0 was used. There was no difference between women and men in all observed variables. Regardless of gender, only the romantic attachment was a significant predictor of marital adjustment. Only in women, family-of-origin significantly predicted their romantic attachment. Across gender groups, the configural model fitted satisfactorily the observed data. When measurement and structural weights, as well as residuals were constrained to be equal across gender groups, the invariance of the model was.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/524

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Predictors of Marital Adjustment: Are There Any Differences Between Women and Men? ; volume:9 ; number:3 ; day:30 ; month:08 ; year:2013 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 9, Heft 3 (30.08.2013)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Antoaneta Andreea Muraru ; Maria Nicoleta Turliuc

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v9i3.524
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417543478598342
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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