Marital relationships, evaluations of spouse and self, and anxiety

Questionaire data were gathered from 164 married couples to test hypotheses that husbands' and wives' anxiety levels will be low to the extent that: (a)they share decision-making power, share household role responsibilities, and express high maritial solidarity; and (b) they hold positive evaluations of one another, perceive positive reactions from one another, and show positive self-evaluations. The first hypothesis was supported only for solidarity. The second hypothesis received strong support for husbands and wives. For wives, solidarity was the strongest predictor of anxiety, while self-evaluation was the most important factor for husbands.