Department of Health and Human Development, College of Education, Health and Human Development, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
Department of Family, Consumer and Human Development, College of Education and Human Services, Utah State University, Logan, UT.
Fam Process. 2017 Dec;56(4):883-899. doi: 10.1111/famp.12263. Epub 2016 Nov 7.
The current exploratory study utilized a family strengths framework to identify marital expectations in 39 strong African American heterosexual marriages. Couples reflected on their marital expectations over their 10 or more years of marriage. Three themes emerged through qualitative analysis and the participants' own words were used in the presentation of the themes. African Americans indicated that there was growth in marital expectations over time, with marital expectations often beginning with unrealistic expectations that grew into more realistic expectations as their marriages progressed. Participants also indicated that core expectations in strong African American marriages included open communication, congruent values, and positive treatment of spouse. Finally, participants explained there is an "I" in marriage as they discussed the importance of autonomy within their marital relationships. Results are discussed in association with existing research and theory.
本探索性研究利用家庭优势框架，确定了 39 对强壮的非裔美国异性恋婚姻中的婚姻期望。夫妻双方回顾了他们结婚 10 年或更长时间后的婚姻期望。通过定性分析出现了三个主题，主题的呈现使用了参与者自己的话。非裔美国人表示，随着时间的推移，婚姻期望有所增长，婚姻期望往往从不切实际的期望开始，随着婚姻的发展，这些期望逐渐变得更加现实。参与者还表示，强壮的非裔美国家庭的核心期望包括开放的沟通、一致的价值观和对配偶的积极对待。最后，参与者解释说婚姻中有一个“我”，他们讨论了婚姻关系中自主权的重要性。研究结果与现有研究和理论相关联进行了讨论。
