Brigham Young University.
J Marital Fam Ther. 2014 Apr;40(2):212-32. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12007. Epub 2012 Nov 26.
Relationship satisfaction and stability are two commonly studied outcomes in marriage and family research. Majority of studies address socio demographic variability and differences across union type in these outcomes. We extend this literature by addressing how the amount of effort one puts into their relationship is associated with stability and satisfaction. Specifically, we focus on how effort impacts these measures of quality in four union types: premarital cohabitation, first marriage, post-divorce cohabitation, and second marriage following divorce. Furthermore, we make union type comparisons in the strength of effort's association with satisfaction and stability. Using data from 8,006 respondents in the Relationship Evaluation Survey, our results show that effort was strongly and positively associated with satisfaction and stability in all four unions. Although effort is more strongly associated with satisfaction in first marriage than cohabiting relationships, no union type differences in the role of effort on stability were observed. Clinical and research implications of these findings are discussed.
关系满意度和稳定性是婚姻和家庭研究中两个常用的研究结果。大多数研究都涉及到人口统计学的变异性以及不同婚姻类型之间的差异。我们通过研究一个人在关系中投入的努力程度与稳定性和满意度的关系，扩展了这一文献。具体来说，我们关注的是努力如何影响四种婚姻类型（婚前同居、初婚、离婚后同居和离婚后再婚）中这些质量指标。此外，我们还比较了不同婚姻类型中努力与满意度和稳定性的关联程度。我们使用了来自 8006 名受访者的关系评估调查数据，结果表明，在所有四种婚姻中，努力与满意度和稳定性都呈正相关。尽管在初婚中，努力与满意度的关系比同居关系更密切，但在稳定性方面，没有观察到不同婚姻类型之间努力作用的差异。我们讨论了这些发现的临床和研究意义。
