PSYCO241 Lecture 9: Lec 9
29 Apr 2019
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True/false: after the honeymoon period, there is a consistent decline in level of marital satisfaction true. Divorce rate increases if someone has already been divorced. Cannot be t int a mold so no. But if you stay many relationships, longitudinal a typical pattern seems to emerge. An overall decline in marital satisfaction over the 10 year period. Both husband and wife seem to decline in a similar rate. Another sharp period after 8 year of marriage. It shows a rough estimate when you sample a large sample of couples. It does not have a single mold. Researches have shows that heterosexual relationships: when they rst have a child, the decline is hastened. In homosexual couples, they don"t show this similar trend as married heterosexual couples. Heterosexual couples have increase in marital satisfaction when children leave. Couples are better o without having kids. Communication problems are the most common problems cite sby most heterosexual and homosexual couples.
