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Understanding marriage and stress: essential questions and challenges
Lisa B Story1, Thomas N Bradbury
1Department of Psychology, University of California, Box 951563, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563, USA. Ibarcelo@ucla.edu
Clinical Psychology Review
|January 20, 2004
Summary
This study examines how stressors impact marital functioning, proposing five key research questions to advance understanding of couples
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Marital functioning is significantly influenced by various stressors.
- Existing stress and coping literature offers a framework for understanding dyadic interactions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To extend stress and coping theories to the study of marital dyads.
- To outline critical research questions for advancing the field.
- To identify challenges and future directions in studying couples and stress.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual exploration of stress and coping models applied to couples.
- Identification of five essential research questions.
- Discussion of methodological and procedural challenges.
Main Results:
- Proposes five key areas for future research in marital stress and coping.
- Highlights the complex interplay between individual and dyadic coping.
- Acknowledges the role of individual well-being and the broader life context.
Conclusions:
- Research on marital stress and coping is at a pivotal point.
- Future research must address theoretical and empirical challenges.
- Intervention possibilities exist but require further investigation.