The Role of Friendship,Trust, and Love in Happy German Marriages |
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| Authors: | Victor W. Harris Kasey Bedard Daniel Moen Pablo Álvarez-Pérez |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USAvictorharris@ufl.edu;3. Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA;4. Department of Family Consumer Science, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota, USA;5. Departamento de Sociología y Trabajo Social, Universidad de Huelva, Huelva, Spain |
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The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the role that friendship, trust, and love played in the courtship and marriages of eleven German heterosexual couples (twenty-two individuals, including three couples of mixed national heritage) who reported their marriages to be happy. A conceptual model is proposed of how the components of friendship, trust, and love (i.e., love experienced as emotion, behavior, and commitment) may form a foundation for happy German marriages. Identified themes inform suggestions for how these findings can be used by educators, practitioners, and clergy to support and strengthen German marriages. |
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| Keywords: | German marriage happy German marriage German courtship German friendship German trust German love mixed German marriage |
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