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Relationship beliefs, interpersonal perception, and marital adjustment
1Department of Psychology, University of Stellenbosch, RSA.
Journal of Clinical Psychology
|January 1, 1991
Summary
Relationship beliefs significantly correlate with marital adjustment. Couples with lower marital adjustment reported more extreme relationship beliefs, unlike traditional personality findings.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Family Studies
Background:
- Marital adjustment is crucial for relationship success.
- Understanding the role of relationship beliefs is key to marital satisfaction.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between specific relationship beliefs and marital adjustment.
- To determine if extreme relationship beliefs are associated with lower marital adjustment.
Main Methods:
- 46 married couples participated in the study.
- Participants completed the Relationship Belief Inventory (RBI) and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS).
Main Results:
- Significant correlations were found between Dyadic Adjustment Scale scores and the D and S subscales of the Relationship Belief Inventory.
- Individuals in the low marital adjustment group exhibited significantly more extreme evaluations compared to the high adjustment group.
- Perceptions of spouses' relationship beliefs did not align with traditional findings regarding personality questionnaires.
Conclusions:
- Relationship beliefs, particularly extreme evaluations, are linked to marital adjustment.
- The study highlights the importance of belief systems in marital dynamics.
- Findings suggest a divergence from traditional personality-based predictors of marital adjustment.