The Effect of Religious Similarity on the Use of Relational Maintenance Strategies in Marriages

The primary goal of this study was to determine if there was a link between religious similarity and the use of maintenance strategies in marriage relationships through the lens of the investment model. Data from 109 heterosexual married individuals was collected. Through a series of multiple linear...

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Main Author:	Taylor, Jamie Karen
Other Authors:	Stephen Yoshimura
Format:	Others
Language:	en
Published:	The University of Montana 2013
Subjects:	Communication Studies
Online Access:	http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05142013-141100/

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spelling	ndltd-MONTANA-oai-etd.lib.umt.edu-etd-05142013-1411002013-05-24T03:18:06Z The Effect of Religious Similarity on the Use of Relational Maintenance Strategies in Marriages Taylor, Jamie Karen Communication Studies The primary goal of this study was to determine if there was a link between religious similarity and the use of maintenance strategies in marriage relationships through the lens of the investment model. Data from 109 heterosexual married individuals was collected. Through a series of multiple linear regression analyses, results revealed that religious similarity has little effect on maintenance behavior in marriage relationships. The main way religious similarity does impact maintenance behavior is in the participants perception of their spouses maintenance behavior. Specifically, experiential similarity was found to predict perceptions of spousal openness and assurances and composite similarity was found to predict perceptions of spousal openness. Results also indicate that both composite religiosity and composite similarity impacts relational satisfaction and investments in marriage. These results suggest that being religious and religiously similar offers some advantages for married individuals. Stephen Yoshimura Alan Sillars Christine Fiore The University of Montana 2013-05-23 text application/pdf http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05142013-141100/ http://etd.lib.umt.edu/theses/available/etd-05142013-141100/ en restricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached hereto a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to University of Montana or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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The Effect of Religious Similarity on the Use of Relational Maintenance Strategies in Marriages

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