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MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE:AN EXAMINATION OF WHETHER MARITAL CONFLICT TRANSFORMS NEWLYWED RELATIONSHIPS

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2010
Abstract/Description:
This exploratory research responds to two primary questions: 1) what is marital conflict and, 2) does it transform newlywed relationships? Using three-wave panel data collected with the purpose of studying the participants of the Covenant Marriage Act in Louisiana, it examines the nature and effects of conflict on newlywed couples over the first five years of marriage. While the analysis contained in this dissertation answers the research questions, it also presents more questions than it answers. This research examines six major themes regarding 1)the nature of marital conflict among these couples, 2) what couples disagree about, 3) how do couples behave when conflict is present, including managing thoughts of divorce, 4) how does conflict change over time, 5) how does conflict experienced in the family of origin manifest in current marriages, and 6) what effect does religiosity have on conflict? Findings support the conventional wisdom in marriage that conflict increases over time, and marital quality decreases over time. In addition, findings show that by wave three sex is the number one topic of disagreement, and that it had the largest increase over time.
Title: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE:AN EXAMINATION OF WHETHER MARITAL CONFLICT TRANSFORMS NEWLYWED RELATIONSHIPS.
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Name(s): Barr, Deborah, Author
Wright, James, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2010
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: This exploratory research responds to two primary questions: 1) what is marital conflict and, 2) does it transform newlywed relationships? Using three-wave panel data collected with the purpose of studying the participants of the Covenant Marriage Act in Louisiana, it examines the nature and effects of conflict on newlywed couples over the first five years of marriage. While the analysis contained in this dissertation answers the research questions, it also presents more questions than it answers. This research examines six major themes regarding 1)the nature of marital conflict among these couples, 2) what couples disagree about, 3) how do couples behave when conflict is present, including managing thoughts of divorce, 4) how does conflict change over time, 5) how does conflict experienced in the family of origin manifest in current marriages, and 6) what effect does religiosity have on conflict? Findings support the conventional wisdom in marriage that conflict increases over time, and marital quality decreases over time. In addition, findings show that by wave three sex is the number one topic of disagreement, and that it had the largest increase over time.
Identifier: CFE0003451 (IID), ucf:48405 (fedora)
Note(s): 2010-12-01
Ph.D.
Sciences, Department of Sociology
Masters
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Subject(s): Marriage
marital conflict
family
covenant marriage
conflict
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003451
Restrictions on Access: public
Host Institution: UCF

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