Predicting 2-year marital satisfaction from partners' discussion of their marriage checkup

Authors

Christina B. Gee
Rogina L. Scott, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Angela M. Castellani, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
James V. Cordova, Clark UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This study tested whether the observed marital interactions of partners following a marriage checkup predicted marital satisfaction 2 years later. In addition, this study examined whether recommendations to pursue therapy predicted subsequent treatment seeking and whether changes in marital distress following the checkup remained stable over 2 years. Results suggest that the affective tone of a couple's interaction predicts later marital satisfaction. Further, receiving a treatment recommendation predicted subsequent treatment seeking for wives. Finally, support was found for the hypothesis that changes in marital distress are self-sustaining.

Publication Title

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Volume

28

Issue

4

First Page

399

Last Page

407

ISSN

0194-472X

DOI

10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb00365.x

Keywords

marital satisfaction, married people, social interaction, psychological distress, therapeutics

Repository Citation

Gee, Christina B.; Scott, Rogina L.; Castellani, Angela M.; and Cordova, James V., "Predicting 2-year marital satisfaction from partners' discussion of their marriage checkup" (2002). Psychology. 65.
https://commons.clarku.edu/faculty_psychology/65