Marital Power and Marital Happiness in Relation to Problem-Solving Ability.

Kolb, Trudy M.; Straus, Murray A.

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Publication Date: 1974

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Marital Power and Marital Happiness in Relation to Problem-Solving Ability

Kolb, Trudy M.; Straus, Murray A.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 36, 4, 756-766, Nov 74

Data on intrafamily power relations, obtained by observing the interaction of husband-wife-child groups during a laboratory problem-solving session, are related to ratings of marital happiness. Families above the median in husband-to-wife power tend to be high in marital happiness. (Author)

Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Happiness, Informal Organization, Interaction Process Analysis, Marital Satisfaction, Marriage, Power Structure, Problem Solving, Research Projects, Socialization

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