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| Intimacy and autonomy in long term marriage | | Author(s) | Catherine Goodman |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 32, no 1, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 83-98 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Married couples ; Long term ; Age groups [elderly] ; Middle aged ; Personal relationships ; Satisfactory ; Social surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Literature on marriage has identified partner intimacy and autonomy as important determinants of marital satisfaction. However, little is known about how the balance of intimacy and autonomy affects the success of long-term marriages among older couples. The author surveyed 88 men and 92 women in long term stable marriages to examine the effects of partner intimacy and autonomy on marital satisfaction. Older respondents rated their partners higher in intimacy than middle aged respondents, and husbands were rated higher in providing autonomy than were wives. Intimacy and avoidance of hostile control were more important that autonomy to long term married couples. Social workers can draw on a number of approaches to marital therapy which enhance couple intimacy. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991109232 A |
| Classmark | SM: 4Q: BB: SE: DS: 5HH: 3F: 7T |
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