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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"African American couples"”.
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African American couples at midlife: life course and gender perspectives
… experiences of midlife and relationships of 20 African American individuals, aged 35-52, in 10 couples, married or cohabiting for 3-30 years. Basic to this study was the assumption that men and women are capable of and competent at intimate relationships. Guided by the theoretical perspectives …
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The Relationship Between Afrocentric Worldview and Marital Satisfaction in African-American Couples
… that many of the theories attempting to explain African-American culture derive from a Eurocentric framework, and thus paint a negative and pathological picture of the African-American family and community. What is needed is research examining African-American family life which holds Afrocentric …
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A Study of Gender-Role Attitudes Among Contemporary White and African American Couples
… studies have been completed on White and African American marriages and gender-roles. As a result, this study sought to compare perceptions of gender-roles in White and African American married couples. In addition, this study looked at relationships between gender-roles, length of …
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Promoting Relationship Stability Among African American Couples: Examining the Role of Emotional Closeness, Commitment, and Relationship Structure
African Americans are not marrying at the same rate as Whites and members of other racial and ethnic groups (Fields, 2003) and this may influence the stability of these relationships. The aim of this study was to better understand how married and cohabitating African Americans define and experience …
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The Role of Religious Coping in the Marital Stability of Strong, African American Couples: A Strengths-Focused Approach.
… few studies have examined the strengths of the African American family, while several have highlighted social issues that have affected the African American family such as divorce, single-parent households, and absentee fathers. This focus on deficit and dysfunction contributes to a …
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External Stress of African American Heterosexual Married Couples
… body of literature that consistently finds that African Americans have higher rates of perceived stress than their White counterparts; therefore, stress may be a compelling factor to consider among African American married couples. This study focused on identifying external stressors experienced …
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African Americans with Diabetes: Couples’ Support Program Development Project
… in 2010 compared to 20.8 million in 2005. African Americans have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the United States. Social support related to medical conditions has been found effective in increasing treatment adherence. The purpose of this study is to gain a clearer understanding of …
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Unlearning the narrative: integrating relationship science and machine learning to identify the determinants of African American adults' romantic relationship satisfaction
… oppression may be reflected more deeply in African American partnerships relative to groups of similar economic and social status and have used terms like residual effects of slavery and post-traumatic slave syndrome to draw attention to the enduring impact that these practices have had on …
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The Engagement and Impact of Relational Maintenance Behaviors in African-American Dual-Career Couples
… examined relational maintenance behaviors of 13 African-American dual-career couples. Findings reveal that study participants employed a variety of routine and strategic behaviors which they identified as relevant to maintaining marital satisfaction and stability. Couples distinguished between …
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Understanding Female Aggression in Situationally Violent Relationships: A Qualitative Study
… relationship. The interviews and surveys of four African-American couples were coded and analyzed to gather information about the impact of female aggression on the relationship, the contextual factors surrounding female aggression, and the motivations for female aggression. The results indicated …
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Affectionate expression in marriage: An ethnocultural and socioeconomic comparison
In exploring the lived experience of married couples with affectionate communication, this qualitative, phenomenological study employed a triangulation of data collection methods, including a questionnaire, face-to-face interviews, and two specific observational activities; a game and musical …
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An Exploratory Analysis of Conflict in African Immigrant and African American Marriages
… that confront marriage stability among immigrant couples in North America. In the same vein, African American couples experience conflicts that militate against the stability of their marriages. Most of these marital upheavals stem from historical antecedents relating to this ethnic group, as well …
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Exploring the Experience of Race-related Stress and Marital Satisfaction among African American Married Couples
… stress influenced marital satisfaction among ten African American married couples. Each couple participated in a 60 to 90 minute interview and completed a measure of marital satisfaction. Using phenomenology, symbolic interactionism, and family systems theory as a theoretical lens, this study …