Connecting behaviors and newlyweds' sense of shared-meaning and relationship satisfaction

Erin E. Phillips; Richard J. Bischoff; Douglas A. Abbott; Yan Xia

doi:10.1080/15332690903049257

Connecting behaviors and newlyweds' sense of shared-meaning and relationship satisfaction

Erin E. Phillips, Richard J. Bischoff, Douglas A. Abbott, Yan Xia

Children, Youth and Family Studies

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The relationship between connecting behaviors, shared meaning, and relationship satisfaction among newlywed couples was explored. Ninety couples were surveyed and assessed for the type and frequency of couple connecting behaviors, shared-meaning, and marital satisfaction. Eleven behaviors were found to distinguish highly satisfied couples from low/moderately satisfied couples. These behaviors were also found to positively correlate with shared meaning. Shared meaning and relationship satisfaction were significantly positively correlated. These results lend support to the hypotheses suggesting that behaviors occurring in early marriage are important to determining relationship satisfaction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	247-263
Number of pages	17
Journal	Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy
Volume	8
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15332690903049257
State	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

Connecting-behaviors
Couple therapy
Daily-rituals
Marital-satisfaction
Shared-meaning

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Gender Studies
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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