Attributions for marital difficulties are examined in couples seeking therapy and in a community sample. Seventy-four spouses rated their two most important marital difficulties on several dimensions and indicated the extent to which they blamed their spouse for the difficulties. Distressed spouses were more likely to see their partner and the relationship as the source of their difficulties, t...

background:  patients  with  ischemic  heart  disease  (ihd)  may  report  difficulties with  sexual  function  and  marital relationship. however, there is a dearth of studies focusing on the association between these aspects in ihd patients. the present study sought to assess the association between sexual function and marital relationship among ihd patients and also test the effect modificat...

constant breastfeeding that depends on the family support. fathers' involvement is as an important factor of successful breastfeeding. the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of fathers' participation in constant breastfeeding in vali-e-asr hospital, tehran, iran. this interventional study was piloted on spouses of pregnant women participating in pregnancy courses. the case group co...

The current longitudinal study examined the consequences of spouses' tendencies to forgive their partners over the first 2 years of 72 new marriages. Though positive main effects between forgiveness and marital outcomes emerged cross-sectionally, spouses' tendencies to forgive their partners interacted with the frequency of those partners' negative verbal behaviors to predict changes in marital...

BACKGROUND Researchers generally agree that mental disorder represents a burden to the family. The present study concerns the subjective burden of living with a person with mental disorder, more specifically the association between mental disorder in the index person and subjective well-being and symptoms of anxiety and depression in the spouse. METHODS Data were obtained from questionnaires ...

Rotten Spouses, Family Transfers and Public Goods We show that once interfamily exchanges are considered, Becker’s rotten kids mechanism has some remarkable implications that have gone hitherto unnoticed. Specifically, we establish that Cornes and Silva’s (1999) result of efficiency in the contribution game amongst siblings extends to a setting where the contributors (spouses) belong to differe...

We investigated parameters of the quality of life in chronic dialysis patients and relations with their spouses, children, and friends. We used a specialised inventory including questions on family relationships, work, sexual relationships, use of free time, use of psychotropic medication, and various changes in the way of life in general, as well as demographical data. A short form of the same...