Jennings Elyse
Carolina Population Center.
J Marriage Fam. 2014 Jun 1;76(3):476-488. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12104.
This study examines the influence of marital discord on separation and divorce in a rural South Asian setting. We know little about how marital discord influences marital outcomes in settings with low personal freedom and limited access to independence. Using a sample of 674 couples from the Chitwan Valley Family Study in Nepal, this paper investigates the impact of marital discord on the rate of marital dissolution, and the extent to which wives' and husbands' perceptions of discord influence dissolution. Results reveal that (a) spouses' perceptions of marital discord increase the rate of marital dissolution, (b) both husbands' and wives' perceptions of discord have an important influence, and (c) the influence of wives' perceptions of discord is independent of their husbands' perceptions. Overall, these findings suggest that both spouses' perceptions of discord are important for marital outcomes, even in settings where the costs of marital dissolution are relatively high.
本研究考察了南亚农村地区婚姻不和对分居和离婚的影响。在个人自由程度低且获得独立机会有限的环境中,我们对婚姻不和如何影响婚姻结局知之甚少。本文以尼泊尔奇旺山谷家庭研究中的674对夫妇为样本,调查了婚姻不和对婚姻解体率的影响,以及丈夫和妻子对不和的认知在多大程度上影响解体。结果显示:(a)配偶对婚姻不和的认知会提高婚姻解体率;(b)丈夫和妻子对不和的认知都有重要影响;(c)妻子对不和的认知的影响独立于丈夫的认知。总体而言,这些发现表明,即使在婚姻解体成本相对较高的环境中,配偶双方对不和的认知对婚姻结局都很重要。