The influence of societal and family interactions on perceptions of marital and family satisfactions /
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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1990.
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| Online Access: | ProQuest, Abstract Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Abstract: | A survey questionnaire was designed to increase understanding of the ways involvements of family members in activities outside of the family affected the quality of family life. The sample consisted of 102 couples from white, middle class, nuclear families in Bryan/College Station (home of Texas A&M University). The sample represented twelve church and civic groups and the College of Liberal Arts. Husbands and wives filled out the questionnaire, which took an hour and a half to complete, separately and simultaneously. Data were collected in the summer 1989. Four types of information were collected: perceptions of how individual involvements of family members affected family life; family activities and relationships; perceptions of family and marital satisfaction; and background characteristics. The respondents expressed a high level of commitment to the success of their family relationships. Their major sources of satisfaction and personal support related to family activities, spouse and children. Feeling close to other family members, measured by a cohesion scale, was the variable most highly correlated with family and marital satisfaction. Evaluations were completed for 1,378 organizational involvements, including work, school, church, and community organizations. The church was reported by the majority of respondents as being the organization both highest in personal satisfaction, family support, and family involvements and lowest in feeling of personal conflict and family disruption. Work involvements were generally rated above the mean in perceptions of family disruption and below the mean in perceptions of personal satisfaction, family support, and family involvement. Four hypotheses were tested relating inclusion and agreement variables to increased levels of family and marital satisfaction. Inclusion of two or more family members in organizations significantly increased family and marital satisfaction for both husbands and wives, especially when participants were emotionally involved and highly committed to the organization. Also tested were hypotheses relating spousal agreement on work involvements, family cohesion, and family adaptability to levels of satisfaction. |
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| Item Description: | Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Sociology." |
| Physical Description: | xv, 256 leaves ; 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |