Rural economic decline and marital quality: a panel study of farm marriages

The process by which economic distress influences marital relations in farm families is largely unknown. Drawing on a sample of married persons in farm homes interviewed in 1981 and again in 1986, changes in the farm economy are linked to changes in mental health, marital happiness, marital communic...

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Published in:Family relations 1990-04, Vol.39 (2), p.159-165
Main Authors: Johnson, D.R. (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE), Booth, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
DEBT
DEPRESSION
Depressive disorders
DETTE
DEUDAS
DIVORCE
ECONOMIA
Economic conditions
Economic depressions
Economic hardship
Economic models
Economic Problems
ECONOMICS
ECONOMIE
EXPLOITATION AGRICOLE
EXPLOTACIONES AGRARIAS
FAMILIA
FAMILIES
Families & family life
FAMILLE
Family Farms
Family Relations
Farm economics
Farming
FARMS
MARITAL INTERACTION
Marital Relations
Marital Satisfaction
Marriage
Mental health
MENTAL STRESS
MODELE
MODELOS
NEBRASKA
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
RURAL AREAS
Rural Families
SEX
SEXE
SEXO
TRASTORNOS DEL SISTEMA NERVIOSO
TROUBLE DU SYSTEME NERVEUX
Urban agriculture
ZONAS RURALES
ZONE RURALE
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Summary:The process by which economic distress influences marital relations in farm families is largely unknown. Drawing on a sample of married persons in farm homes interviewed in 1981 and again in 1986, changes in the farm economy are linked to changes in mental health, marital happiness, marital communication, and thinking about divorce. Economic hardship is strongly related to thoughts about divorce. Implications of the findings for family life education are presented.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.2307/585718