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Abstract:
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The purpose of the present study was to examine couple agreement/disagreement in marital sex-role orientation as a variable in marital conflict, marital adjustment, and marital stability with participants in marriage enrichment events. Subjects for the study were 47 married couples. Participating couples were divided into three groups, traditional, egalitarian, and discrepant, according to couples' scores on the Male-Female Relations Questionnaire. There was no significant difference in marital quality among groups. Wives in all groups were significantly more traditional in sex-role orientation than husbands. Conclusions were that marital sex-role discrepancies when the husband tends to prefer egalitarian behavior and the wife tends to prefer a more traditional role do not negatively correlate with marital quality. Though not significant, such a discrepancy appears to have a negative relationship with marital conflict and a positive relationship with marital adjustment. |