Significant Elements in the Relationship of Long-Married Couples
- 1 April 1980
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in International Journal of Aging & Human Development
- Vol. 10 (3) , 265-272
- https://doi.org/10.2190/e0dd-h0ea-cjc7-e846
Abstract
A descriptive study of factors in the lifestyle of fifty couples married an average of 55.5 years and an average age of seventy-nine years provided data for this report. The non-random sample was heterogeneous using traditional socio-economic indicators. Life-Satisfaction (LSI-Z), Locke-Wallace Marital Adjustment scores, and perception of health were all high. More than half the sample were now or had been sexually active within the past five years. Independence, commitment, companionship and qualities of caring were significant elements in these long-lasting marriages.Keywords
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