This exercise was designed for married couples to measure their own level of sexual satisfaction as well as their perceived spouse’s satisfaction, leading to an open dialogue.

Thirty African American married couples (N = 60 individuals) were interviewed regarding the challenges and benefits of their happy, enduring marriages. Qualitative coding and analysis revealed 4 key themes: (1) Challenges in African American Marriages, (2) Overcoming External Challenges to Marriage, (3) Resolving Intramarital Conflict, and (4) Unity and the Importance of Being “”Equally Yoked.”” […]

This investigation of the effects of stressful life events on rural African American women’s relationship well-being, psychological functioning, and parenting included 361 married or long-term cohabiting women. Associations among stressful events, socioeconomic status, perceived racial discrimination, coping strategies, psychological functioning, relationship well-being, and parenting were tested. Stressful events were related directly to diminished relationship well-being […]

Drawing on longitudinal, qualitative interviews with parents in the Fragile Families Study, this paper examines the narrative frames through which partners in stable and unstable unions viewed tensions over economic issues, domestic responsibilities, personal problems, communication, trust, and their family and social networks. These interviews suggest that parents in stable unions framed tensions as manageable […]

The communication gap between Generation X and baby boomers creates more than just family problems. When marketing to Xers, middle-aged executives need to understand that consumer targets have values different than their own. For example, Xers are more likely to seek a balance of work and leisure activities than boomers were as young adults. They […]

In this article, perceptions of marriage preparation programs were assessed among Black and White college students. Blacks reported a greater need for marriage preparation than Whites. (Author abstract modified)

Meeting the needs of a generation overwhelmed by divorce odds, relationship experts Les & Leslie Parrott share seven key questions to help couples identify and overcome stumbling blocks to a building a healthy, lifelong marriage. (A curriculum resource) Para satisfacer las necesidades de una generación abrumada por las estadísticas de divorcio, los expertos en relaciones […]