Love, Beauty, Marital Satisfaction, and Family Relations: A Study on Young Adult and Middle-Age Couples
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i1p369-388Keywords:
Love, Beauty, Marital satisfaction, Family, Marriage.Abstract
The objectives of this study were to analyze the relationship between variables: love, beauty, marital satisfaction and family relationships incouples living in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. We investigated 200 subjects (50 couples of young adults and 50 middle-aged couples). The following instruments were used: questionnaire; Sternberg's Triangular Love Scale; Marital Satisfaction Scale; Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale Adaptability, Faces III and; Marital Conflict Scale. It was found that middle-aged couples had higher marital satisfaction rather than adults young couples. The subjects who considered their spouse as a beautiful person were more: marital satisfaction (r=0.424; p<0.001), intimacy (r=0.384; p<0.001), passion (r=0,372; p<0,001) and decision/commitment (r=0,337; p<0,001); felt more love for your spouse (r=0,371; p<0,001). This group of couples also showed greater family cohesion (r=0,387; p<0,001) and less family conflict (r=-0,342; p<0,001). We conclude that the favorable perception of beauty both itself and the spouse has a positive influence on marital and family relationships.Keywords: Love; Beauty; Marital satisfaction; Family; Marriage.
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2016-03-30
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Matsumoto, C. D., Ghellere, C. B., Cassep-Borges, V., & Falcão, D. V. da S. (2016). Love, Beauty, Marital Satisfaction, and Family Relations: A Study on Young Adult and Middle-Age Couples. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 20(1), 369–388. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2017v20i1p369-388
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