Premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes

Master of Science === School of Family Studies and Human Services === Jared A. Durtschi === Can having more frequent conversations with a romantic partner prior to marriage contribute to better marital outcomes several years into a marriage? Little is known regarding premarital self-disclosure and i...

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Main Author: Schachtner, Laura
Language:en_US
Published: Kansas State University 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35457
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spelling ndltd-KSU-oai-krex.k-state.edu-2097-354572017-06-10T15:52:05Z Premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes Schachtner, Laura divorce marital satisfaction marital stability premarital discussion content self-disclosure separation Master of Science School of Family Studies and Human Services Jared A. Durtschi Can having more frequent conversations with a romantic partner prior to marriage contribute to better marital outcomes several years into a marriage? Little is known regarding premarital self-disclosure and its association with distal marital outcomes. Data was utilized from 707 newly married couples assessed across the first four years of marriage through three waves of assessment as part of the Marriage Matters Panel Survey of Newlywed Couples (Nock, Sanchez, & Wright, 2008). Structural equation modeling, including common-fate analysis, was used to test self-disclosure prior to marriage and its association with later marital quality of each spouse and the odds of divorce or separation by the first four years into marriage. Couple-level reactivity was tested as a mediator of these associations, while controlling for known covariates. Results indicated that premarital self-disclosure was associated with wives’ higher marital satisfaction and lower odds of divorce or separation three to four years into marriage. This relationship was mediated by reactivity. Clinical implications are discussed for couples prior to marriage, suggesting more frequent conversations about a wider variety of topics between dating couples. 2017-04-20T20:52:15Z 2017-04-20T20:52:15Z 2017 May Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/2097/35457 en_US Kansas State University
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topic divorce
marital satisfaction
marital stability
premarital discussion content
self-disclosure
separation
spellingShingle divorce
marital satisfaction
marital stability
premarital discussion content
self-disclosure
separation
Schachtner, Laura
Premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes
description Master of Science === School of Family Studies and Human Services === Jared A. Durtschi === Can having more frequent conversations with a romantic partner prior to marriage contribute to better marital outcomes several years into a marriage? Little is known regarding premarital self-disclosure and its association with distal marital outcomes. Data was utilized from 707 newly married couples assessed across the first four years of marriage through three waves of assessment as part of the Marriage Matters Panel Survey of Newlywed Couples (Nock, Sanchez, & Wright, 2008). Structural equation modeling, including common-fate analysis, was used to test self-disclosure prior to marriage and its association with later marital quality of each spouse and the odds of divorce or separation by the first four years into marriage. Couple-level reactivity was tested as a mediator of these associations, while controlling for known covariates. Results indicated that premarital self-disclosure was associated with wives’ higher marital satisfaction and lower odds of divorce or separation three to four years into marriage. This relationship was mediated by reactivity. Clinical implications are discussed for couples prior to marriage, suggesting more frequent conversations about a wider variety of topics between dating couples.
author Schachtner, Laura
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title Premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes
title_short Premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes
title_full Premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes
title_fullStr Premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes
title_sort premarital self-disclosure predicting distal marital outcomes
publisher Kansas State University
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