Self-disclosure and marital satisfaction revisited

Gilbert's (1976) curvilinear model of marital satisfaction and self-disclosure is reinterpreted in terms of an interaction effect between quantity of self-disclosure and quality of self-disclosure. In rural and urban samples of marital couples, regression analyses yielded some support for a sig...

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Published in:Family relations 1986-04, Vol.35 (2), p.241-247
Main Authors: Schumm, W.R, Barnes, H.L, Bollman, S.R, Jurich, A.P, Bugaighis, M.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
communication skills
Dyadics
Empathy
Family life education
Family relations
Husbands
marital relationships
Marital satisfaction
Modeling
self-perception
Social desirability bias
Spouses
Wives
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Summary:Gilbert's (1976) curvilinear model of marital satisfaction and self-disclosure is reinterpreted in terms of an interaction effect between quantity of self-disclosure and quality of self-disclosure. In rural and urban samples of marital couples, regression analyses yielded some support for a significant interaction effect but of a different form than expected. Especially for wives, combinations of low quantity and low quality were found to be extremely detrimental for marital satisfaction. Implications for family life education and marital therapy programs are discussed.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
DOI:10.2307/583631