Positive illusions in marital relationships : a 13-year longitudinal study

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dc.contributor.advisorHuston, Ted L.en
dc.creatorMiller, Paul James Edward, 1971-en
dc.date.accessioned2011-08-03T15:23:35Zen
dc.date.available2011-08-03T15:23:35Zen
dc.date.issued2004-05en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the long-term consequences of positive illusions in marriage. A total of 168 newlywed couples participated in a 4-wave13-year longitudinal study of marriage. Idealization was defined as the tendency for people to perceive their partner as having a more agreeable temperament than would be expected based on the frequency with which their partner engaged in agreeable and disagreeable behaviors. The results showed that spouses were more in love at various points in marriage when they idealized one another. Also, the results showed that spouses were less likely to suffer declines in love when they idealized one another as newlyweds. Interestingly, newlywed levels of idealization did not predict divorce. Thus, idealization appeared to positively affect marital quality but not marital stability.
dc.description.departmentHuman Development and Family Sciencesen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/12803en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.rights.restrictionRestricteden
dc.subjectMarriage--Longitudinal studiesen
dc.subjectMarriage--Psychological aspectsen
dc.titlePositive illusions in marital relationships : a 13-year longitudinal studyen
thesis.degree.departmentHuman Development and Family Sciencesen
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Development and Family Sciencesen
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austinen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen

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