Satisfaction in Long-Term Marriages.

Fields, Nina S.

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ERIC Number: EJ279245

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Publication Date: 1983

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Satisfaction in Long-Term Marriages.

Fields, Nina S.

Social Work, v28 n1 p37-41 Jan-Feb 1983

Examines the impact of sexual satisfaction and the congruence of mates' perceptions on overall marital satisfaction in 290 people who had been married 18 to 32 years. Results showed respondents were, overall, satisfied with their marriages. The relationsihps were enhanced by empathy and congruence of perceptions. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Congruence (Psychology), Emotional Response, Empathy, Interpersonal Relationship, Marriage, Perception, Sex Differences, Sexuality, Spouses

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