18 research outputs found
Recommended from our members
The moderating effects of rituals on commitment in premarital involvements
This study examined how rituals were associated with commitment, and to what extent rituals moderated the investment model variables (i.e., satisfaction level, investment size, and alternatives) on commitment. Although rituals promote commitment in marital and family relationships, the salience of rituals to commitment in premarital involvements has not been investigated. University students (N=100) who agreed to participate were in a couple relationship but not married. Findings indicated that rituals were significant predictors of commitment; however, no unique variance was accounted for once investment model variables were taken into consideration. Rituals significantly moderated the relationship between alternatives and investments, and commitment. Implications for future research are discussed
Family-Centered Early Intervention in North America: Have Home-based Programmes Lived up to their Promise for High-risk Families?
While early intervention programming is not new in North America, such programs have gone through a rapid expansion in recent years. This has been motivated by the recognition of the need for timely intervention, the development of a family rather than a child focused practice philosophy and the desire on the part of funding organizations to save money by promoting less expensive programming. This article reviews the various components of early intervention programmes in North America while also questioning aspects of current practice. There is a clear need for family-centered intervention. This should not be in question. However, the fundamental question should not be whether family centered intervention is necessary but rather how can empirical research inform best practices? It is the conclusion of the authors that this will be the key challenge in the coming years
Recommended from our members
The divorce process : toward a typology of marital dissolution
The purpose of the present study was to describe the process
of marital dissolution. This description entailed collecting information
about the process itself and then typologizing divorces
on the basis of their trajectories to dissolution. One hundred
and seven divorced individuals were interviewed. This interview
consisted of three parts. First, participants graphed their relationships
from the recognition of significant marital dissatisfaction
until the divorce was final. Second, participants divided
these trajectories into three time periods: recognition, discussion,
and action periods of the divorce process. Third, participants
completed questionnaires that assessed the relationship dimensions
of love, maintenance, ambivalence, conflict, trust, marital
satisfaction, and comparison level for alternatives at each time
period.
Three types of marital dissolution were identified using
cluster analysis. Rapid dissolutions reported the highest mean
chance of divorce and slope during the initial two periods of the
divorce process. Extended dissolutions were characterized by
longer recognition and discussion periods and small slopes. Extended
dissolutions were the most turbulent and more critical
events were downturns than in the other types. Gradual dissolutions
were moderate in comparison to rapid and extended
dissolutions.
No significant differences were found between participants
from different types on the relationship dimensions. Significant
differences as a function of who initiated the dissolution process
were found on love and marital satisfaction. Initiators reported
less love for their partners and were less satisfied with the
marriage than noninitiators and mutual divorces. Significant differences
were found by time period on all relationship dimensions.
Multiple regressions were used to determine what relationship
dimensions were predictors of the chance of divorce and the acceptance
of marital termination at each of the three time periods.
Conflict, maintenance, and marital satisfaction were the strongest
predictors of the chance of divorce during the recognition and
discussion periods. Ambivalence, trust, and love were the best
predictors of the chance of divorce during the action period. The
strongest predictors of acceptance of marital termination were
love and comparison level for alternatives at each period
Recommended from our members
The interrelationships between loneliness, locus of control, and academic achievement in selected college students at Oregon State University
The purpose of this study was to investigate the interrelationships
between loneliness, college academic achievement, and locus of
control. The sample consisted of 97 subjects who were randomly selected
from those students living in the residence hall system at Oregon
State University.
Five null hypotheses were tested:
1. There is no relationship between one's degree of loneliness and
academic achievement in college students.
2. There is no relationship between one's degree of loneliness and
one's locus of control orientation in college students.
3. There is no relationship between one's locus of control orientation
and academic achievement in college students.
4. There is no difference between one's degree of loneliness and
one's academic year.
5. There is no difference between one's degree of loneliness and
one's sex.
The Bradley Loneliness scale and Levenson Control scale were
administered by the author to each subject individually. A Pearson
product-moment correlation and Partial correlation were employed to
analyze the first three null hypotheses. The fourth hypothesis was
analyzed by a fixed one-way analysis of variance, and the fifth hypothesis
utilized a T-test to determine if a significant difference existed
or not.
The first null hypothesis was the only hypothesis which was rejected
(r = -.199, p = .05), thereby confirming the relationship between
loneliness and college academic achievement. Mo other statistically
significant results were found. Suggestions for further experimentation
in this area were made
Loneliness among College Students
Loneliness has become a common problem for many college students. Family life specialists are in a unique position to offer assistance to lonely students who otherwise may not be able to change their dysfunctional attitudes, dispositions, or patterns, and achieve satisfying lifestyles and interpersonal relationships. The purpose of this article is to review the empirical research concerning loneliness among college students and to discuss implications for intervention in educational and remedial settings
International encyclopedia of marriage and family, 2nd ed., vol.1, / Edit.: James J. Ponzetti
xxxv, p. 501: ill.; 30 c
International encyclopedia of marriage and family, 2nd ed., vol.1, / Edit.: James J. Ponzetti
xxxv, p. 1838.: ill.; 30 c
Gender differences in affective reactions to first coitus
Men\u27s and women\u27s affective reactions to their first sexual intercourse experience were examined. Eighty-seven college men and 122 college women completed questionnaires about first coital experience. Women were significantly more likely to report that their first sexual experience left them feeling less pleasure, satisfaction, and excitement than men, and more sadness, guilt, nervousness, tension, embarrassment, and fear. Factor analyses were used to group emotions into coherent factors for each sex. Four factors emerged for men: pleasure, romance, anxiety, and guilt. Three factors emerged for women: pleasure/romance, anxiety, and guilt
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Families, Marriages, and Intimate Relationships, 1st Edition
In addition to being an editor of the encyclopedia, Sean Horan is a contributing author, Deceptive Affection.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Families, Marriages, and Intimate Relationships will provide up-to-date information on such diverse topics as adolescent parenthood, family planning, cohabitation, widowhood, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, codependency, and commuter marriages. Wide-ranging in scope, this encyclopedia complements courses in a variety of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, anthropology, gender/women’s studies, and others. Features include a thematic outline and a comprehensive index.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/communications-books/1024/thumbnail.jp