Drawing on a uniquely large number of items on marital quality, this study explores the
determinants of marital quality in Chitwan Valley, Nepal. Marital quality is measured with five …

This proven, comprehensive resource covers every issue that affects Christian family life. It
has been in print for over thirty years and has sold nearly 100,000 copies. This new edition …

Studies examining determinants of divorce have largely ignored differences between factors
that elevate wives' and husbands' initiation of divorce. The authors use longitudinal data and …

This article outlines a conceptual framework for summarizing the marital beliefs and values
of individuals regardless of marital status. Drawing on concepts from symbolic interactionism …

Happiness is an increasingly prominent topic across academia, with a burgeoning array of
research into its different aspects. Among the most dynamic and interdisciplinary work in this …

Despite recent policy initiatives and substantial federal funding of individually oriented
relationship education programs for youth, there have been no meta-analytic reviews of this …

Putting premodern theology and poetry in dialogue with contemporary theory and politics,
Queer Faith reassess the commonplace view that a modern veneration of sexual monogamy …

Marriage, once a gateway to adulthood, is no longer as widely considered a requirement for
achieving adult status. With declining marriage rates and delayed marital transitions, some …

Utilizing a sample of 571 college students, we examined the varying marital paradigms held
by emerging adults. Drawing on Marital Paradigm Theory, we explored how beliefs about …

The present study utilized a sample of 962 individuals in dating, cohabiting, and marital
relationships to examine how beliefs about marriage salience and permanence were …