Schafer R B, Keith P M
Department of Sociology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-1070.
J Soc Psychol. 1992 Feb;132(1):5-9. doi: 10.1080/00224545.1992.9924683.
With the use of the circular-causal model of relationship development, this study examined the convergence of the self-esteem of marriage partners over four martial life stages. Three hundred thirty-six married couples in the United States were randomly selected and divided into four life stage groups: younger couples with a child (or children) under age 6; couples with children in school; empty nest couples, in which the wife is in the age range of 45-59 years; and retired couples. Measures of a partner's self-esteem and his or her evaluation of the spouse's self-esteem were taken. The findings demonstrated a convergence of the partners' self-esteem across life stages.
运用关系发展的循环因果模型，本研究考察了婚姻伴侣在四个婚姻生活阶段中自尊的趋同情况。随机选取了美国的336对已婚夫妇，并将他们分为四个生活阶段组：有6岁及以下子女的年轻夫妇；孩子在上学的夫妇；妻子年龄在45至59岁之间的空巢夫妇；以及退休夫妇。对伴侣的自尊及其对配偶自尊的评价进行了测量。研究结果表明，伴侣的自尊在不同生活阶段存在趋同现象。
