Predictors of Marital Adjustment: Are There Any Differences Between Women and Men?
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Muraru, Antoaneta Andreea
Turliuc, Maria Nicoleta
Abstract / Description
The purpose of this study was to explore if there are differences between women and men in relationships among family-of-origin, romantic attachment, and marital adjustment. Two hundred and forty-nine participants filled out four self-reported measures: The Differentiation in the Family System Scale, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, Experiences in Close Relationship Scale, and Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. In order to analyze the data, multiple-group analysis with AMOS 16.0 was used. There was no difference between women and men in all observed variables. Regardless of gender, only the romantic attachment was a significant predictor of marital adjustment. Only in women, family-of-origin significantly predicted their romantic attachment. Across gender groups, the configural model fitted satisfactorily the observed data. When measurement and structural weights, as well as residuals were constrained to be equal across gender groups, the invariance of the model was also supported. The results suggest women and men could be similar when it comes to the relationships among constructions they both have regarding family-of-origin experiences, romantic attachment patterns, and marital adjustment. Some implications for research and clinical practice with marital couples are briefly discussed.
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family-of-origin romantic attachment marital adjustment gender invariancePersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2013-08-30
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
9
Issue
3
Page numbers
427–442
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Muraru, A. A., & Turliuc, M. N. (2013). Predictors of Marital Adjustment: Are There Any Differences Between Women and Men? Europe's Journal of Psychology, 9(3), 427–442. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i3.524
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Muraru, Antoaneta Andreea
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Turliuc, Maria Nicoleta
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Date of first publication2013-08-30
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Abstract / DescriptionThe purpose of this study was to explore if there are differences between women and men in relationships among family-of-origin, romantic attachment, and marital adjustment. Two hundred and forty-nine participants filled out four self-reported measures: The Differentiation in the Family System Scale, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, Experiences in Close Relationship Scale, and Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. In order to analyze the data, multiple-group analysis with AMOS 16.0 was used. There was no difference between women and men in all observed variables. Regardless of gender, only the romantic attachment was a significant predictor of marital adjustment. Only in women, family-of-origin significantly predicted their romantic attachment. Across gender groups, the configural model fitted satisfactorily the observed data. When measurement and structural weights, as well as residuals were constrained to be equal across gender groups, the invariance of the model was also supported. The results suggest women and men could be similar when it comes to the relationships among constructions they both have regarding family-of-origin experiences, romantic attachment patterns, and marital adjustment. Some implications for research and clinical practice with marital couples are briefly discussed.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationMuraru, A. A., & Turliuc, M. N. (2013). Predictors of Marital Adjustment: Are There Any Differences Between Women and Men? Europe's Journal of Psychology, 9(3), 427–442. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i3.524
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1197
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1389
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v9i3.524
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Keyword(s)family-of-originen_US
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Keyword(s)romantic attachmenten_US
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Keyword(s)marital adjustmenten_US
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Keyword(s)genderen_US
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Keyword(s)invarianceen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitlePredictors of Marital Adjustment: Are There Any Differences Between Women and Men?en_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue3
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers427–442
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Volume9
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