Marital Quality,Context, and Interaction: A Comparison of Those Currently Receiving Government Assistance with Those Who Are Not |
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| Authors: | Victor William Harris David G Schramm James Marshall Thomas R Lee |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Family , Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida , Gainesville , Florida , USA victorharris@ufl.edu;3. Department of Human Development and Family Sciences , University of Missouri , Columbia , Missouri , USA;4. Department of Family Life , University of Arkansas , Little Rock , Arkansas , USA;5. Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development , Utah State University Brigham City , Brigham City , Utah , USA |
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| Abstract: | In this study the marital quality of respondents who were currently receiving government assistance was compared with those who were not. Contextual variables (e.g., gender, age, age at first marriage, religiosity, education, etc.) and interactional variables (i.e., escalating negativity, criticism, negative interpretation, withdrawal) were measured as potential correlates with marital quality. Results indicated that those who received government assistance differed significantly from those who did not on all six indicators of marital quality that were measured and on 8 of 11 contextual variables measured. Findings from this study will help policymakers, therapists, and other helping professionals gain an increased awareness of the needs of these two distinct populations and how to target educational programs to best address those needs. |
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| Keywords: | government assistance and marriage marriage marital communication marital interaction marital quality |
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