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The VSA Model posits that couples who have few enduring vulnerabilities, encounter few stressors, and employ effective adaptive processes are likely to experience high marital quality and stability, while couples who have many enduring vulnerabilities, encounter many stressors, and employ ineffective adaptive processes will experience declining marital quality and/or divorce.
Behavioral marital therapy, sometimes called behavioral couples therapy, has its origins in behaviorism and is a form of behavior therapy. The theory is rooted in social learning theory and behavior analysis. As a model, it is constantly being revised as new research presents.
This model is the preferred model of marital counselors and is a more intimate approach focused on shared experiences; however, romance may disappear over time. [15] These couples engage in reduced persuasion attempts and do not attempt to persuade until a third of the conflict has elapsed.
Acceptance of what marriage promises and what it does not Last but certainly not least, good spouses don’t expect their marriages to be harmonious 24/7/365. “Fights are inevitable.
Health behaviors such as diet, exercise and substance use, may also affect the interplay of marital quality and health. The health behaviors of married couples converge over time, such that couples who have been married many years have similar behavior. [41] One explanation is that spouses influence or control one another's health behaviors. [42]
[6] [7] Life satisfaction is influenced by personal values, cultural background, economic conditions, and social relationships. [8] Life satisfaction is a key part of subjective well-being. Many factors influence subjective well-being and life satisfaction. Socio-demographic factors include gender, age, marital status, income, and education.
Research from Emory University shows the bigger the age gap in a marriage ... the more likely that couple won't last. Now, at first that might sound like it makes sense.
The methods used in analytical studies encourage the exploration of mechanisms through multifactor designs, contextual variables introduced through blocking and replication over time. [3] This distinction between enumerative and analytic studies is the theory behind the Fourteen Points for Management. Dr.