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Lasting and Functioning Marriages in the 1980's

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
September 1983

Abstract

This paper reviews published North American studies related to marital satisfaction, the influence of children on marital satisfaction, the effects of working wives on satisfaction, personality traits, companionship, communication, and power related to marital satisfaction. Following this a survey of existing studies related to lasting families is summarized. The paper concludes with a study of 129 couples living in lasting marriages for at lest 15 years with at least one child in the family in Metropolitan Toronto. This was a self-selected sample, who were middle class and lived in an urban area. The highlights of the findings are presented, and implications for family practitioners are listed.

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Cet article fait la revue des études nord-américaines sur la satisfaction maritale, l'influence des enfants sur cette satisfaction, les effets du travail des épouses, les traits de personnalité, le compagnonage, la communication et le pouvoir en relation avec la satisfaction entre époux. On fait ensuite un survol des études sur les familles qui perdurent. L'article se termine par une étude faite dans le Toronto métropolitan auprès de 129 couples ayant au moins un enfant et dont le mariage dure depuis au moins 15 ans. L'échantillon autosélectionné provient de la classe moyenne et habite un milieu urbain. On présente les principaux résultats de cette étude et on fait la liste des implications pour les praticiens de la famille.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 2Number 2September 1983
Pages: 45 - 56

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Version of record online: 23 April 2009

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Benjamin Schlesinger

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