Commitment: A variable in women's response to marital therapy
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The American Journal of Family Therapy
- Vol. 11 (4) , 16-24
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01926188308250143
Abstract
The relationship between commitment to one's marriage at the onset of therapy and changes during marital therapy was examined. In a sample of 42 couples seeking marital therapy, wives' commitment level accounted for a significant amount of unique variance in marital satisfaction before therapy and gains in marital satisfaction resulting from therapy. In keeping with earlier findings, results for men were less striking, and often nonsignificant. The importance of considering the variable of commitment in marital research is discussed.Keywords
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