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Difficulties, disagreements and disappointments in late-life marriages
Author(s)	Ryan G Henry, Richard B Miller, Roseann Giarrusso
Journal title	International Journal of Aging and Human Development, vol 61, no 3, 2005
Pages	pp 243-264
Source	http://baywood.com
Keywords	Marriage ; Married couples ; Personal relationships ; Quality ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America.
Annotation	The challenges faced by older couples having married later in life are explored using data from the University of Southern California (USC) Longitudinal Study of Generations. Qualitative analysis was conducted with 105 older couples (average age 69) who responded in 1997 to an open-ended question about difficulties, disagreements and disappointments in their marriage. Ten themes emerged from the data. In order of frequency they were: leisure activities, intimacy, finances, no problems, personality, intergenerational relations, household concerns. personal habits, health issues, and work or retirement. Comparisons in responses were made by age, gender, marital quality, length of marriage, and health. In addition, the dyadic data were examined for patterns within the relationship. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-051118205 A
Classmark	SL: SM: DS: 59: 3DP: 7T
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