Decision making power and marital satisfaction: a self-evaluation maintenance perspective

Finds that couples report distributing decision making power in ways that support the self evaluation maintenance needs of both partners. Differences between satisfied and dissatisfied couples in the distribution of decision making power are found to be in the direction predicted by the Self Evaluat...

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Published in:Journal of social and clinical psychology 1993-12, Vol.12 (4), p.471-494
Main Authors: BEACH, S. R. H, TESSER, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Couple and family
Couples
Decision making
Distribution of power
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marital satisfaction
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self evaluation
Selfevaluation
Social psychology
Theories
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Summary:Finds that couples report distributing decision making power in ways that support the self evaluation maintenance needs of both partners. Differences between satisfied and dissatisfied couples in the distribution of decision making power are found to be in the direction predicted by the Self Evaluation Maintenance model. (Original abstract-amended)
ISSN:0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI:10.1521/jscp.1993.12.4.471