Although getting married is no longer a requirement for social acceptance, most people do
marry in their lifetimes, and couples across the socioeconomic spectrum wish their …

Couples' marital satisfaction is thought to decline over the newlywed years, but recent
research indicates that the majority of spouses have high, stable trajectories during this …

Scientific study of marital satisfaction attracted widespread attention in the 1990s from
scholars representing diverse orientations and goals. This article highlights key conceptual …

Most couples begin marriage intent on maintaining a fulfilling relationship, but some
newlyweds soon struggle, and others continue to experience high levels of satisfaction. Do …

Although marital satisfaction starts high and declines for the average newlywed, some
spouses may follow qualitatively distinct trajectories. Using 8 self‐reports of satisfaction …

Scholarly research on marital well-being has a long and rich history (eg, Burgess & Wallin,
1953; Terman, Buttenwieser, Ferguson, Johnson, & Wilson, 1938; Waller, 1938). From its …

Are the marriages of lower income couples less satisfying than the marriages of more
affluent couples? To address this question, we compared trajectories of marital satisfaction …

The dynamics of marital quality is largely unknown. The purpose of this exploratory study is
to establish benchmarks which can be used as a basis for understanding the nature and …

Forms of committed relationships, including formal marriage arrangements between men
and women, exist in almost every culture (Bell, 1997). Yet, similarly to many other …

Although cross-sectional studies have shown a reliable association between marital status
and subjective well-being, a recent longitudinal study [Lucas et al. 2003, Journal of …