The present study had two goals: first, to determine whether neediness and self-criticism are associated with distinct marital environments and, second, to evaluate two pathways by which marital environments may be related to personality and depressive symptoms. Personality vulnerability may be more strongly associated with depressive symptoms when the spouse’s behavior matches the vulnerabilit...

objective: many theorists agree that intimacy is a multidimensional concept and intimacy attitude components are different from intimate behavior components. this research aimed to determine the components of intimacy attitude in university students. methods: based on revised intimacy attitude scale (ias-r) which was originally developed by amidon et al. (1983), intimacy attitude components are...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively assess the relation between marital relationship domains (i.e., intimacy and adjustment) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and glycemic control of individuals with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A previous cross-sectional study assessed the relationship between marital quality and adaptation to diabetes for 78 insulin-treated adults. Each participant...

Recent evidence suggests that the inability to respond in a context appropriate manner earlier in bereavement is predictive of a protracted grief course with poorer adjustment following the loss (Coifman & Bonanno, 2010). However, little is known about the emotional behavior of adults later in bereavement and whether emotional responding becomes dsyregulated across other channels. An impressive...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine the long-term effects of prostate cancer treatment on spouse quality of life (QOL) at 36 months following treatment. DESIGN Descriptive-exploratory; community-based study. SETTING Telephone interviews. SAMPLE 95 female spouses of men treated for early-stage prostate cancer. METHODS A computer-assisted telephone interview was used to evaluate QOL among spo...

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship betweenwomen’s employment and the socio-emotional functions of the family. For the purposeof this study, 300 women were selected through method among women livingin district 11 of Tehran. 199 individuals were unemployed and 101 individualswere employed. They responded a researcher-made questionnaire which measuredsocial and emotional ...

objective: it is an established fact that violence co-occurs with intimate partners in families. the aim of this study was investigation of similarities and differences between intimacy and violence patterns in married college students. methods: three questionnaires were used: 1. marital intimacy questionnaire-persian form. 2. aggression questionnaire and 3. general demographic questionnaire. 1...