Marital satisfaction of Chinese under stress: Moderating effects of personal control and social support

Stressful life events, personal control, and social support were examined relative to marital satisfaction among 1749 participants in seven Chinese cities. Stressful life events were categorized as life crises and life transitions. Life crises, rather than transitions, negatively predicted the marit...

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Published in:Asian journal of social psychology 2011-03, Vol.14 (1), p.15-25
Main Authors: Chi, Peilian, Tsang, Sandra K. M., Chan, Kin San, Xiang, Xiaoping, Yip, Paul S. F., Cheung, Yee Tak, Zhang, Xiulan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Asian people
Crises
Happiness
Life Stage Transitions
Marital Satisfaction
Marriage
personal control
Social psychology
Social Support
Stress
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Summary:Stressful life events, personal control, and social support were examined relative to marital satisfaction among 1749 participants in seven Chinese cities. Stressful life events were categorized as life crises and life transitions. Life crises, rather than transitions, negatively predicted the marital satisfaction of Chinese. The moderating effects of personal control were found among women, but not men, and occurred only in the relationship between marital satisfaction and life crises, not life transitions. Social support buffers the negative effects of life crises on marital satisfaction. The results extend family stress‐coping theory in specifying two coping resources for Chinese marriages under stress.
ISSN:1367-2223
1467-839X
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-839X.2010.01322.x