Suzie
08-20-2004, 04:25 PM
'We're Done' Can be Predicted Before 'I Do'
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- Sensitivity, support foretell marital success; negativity, sarcasm its failure
- By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- It seems the seeds of divorce are sown long before a couple recites their wedding vows.
New research shows certain relationship skills -- or the lack of them -- can predict whether two people are headed for marital bliss or a painful breakup.
The skills that predicted success will come as no surprise to marriage therapists or happily married couples.
"The ones who stayed happily married were likely to handle conflict constructively," said study author Mari L. Clements, an assistant professor of clinical psychology at the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. Her report appears in the August issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family.
"Even in the midst of a difficult issue in their relationship, they were likely to treat each other with respect," Clements said. "They were likely to listen to each other."
MORE HERE (http://www.4woman.org/news/julsep04/aug203.htm)
-
- Sensitivity, support foretell marital success; negativity, sarcasm its failure
- By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDayNews) -- It seems the seeds of divorce are sown long before a couple recites their wedding vows.
New research shows certain relationship skills -- or the lack of them -- can predict whether two people are headed for marital bliss or a painful breakup.
The skills that predicted success will come as no surprise to marriage therapists or happily married couples.
"The ones who stayed happily married were likely to handle conflict constructively," said study author Mari L. Clements, an assistant professor of clinical psychology at the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, Calif. Her report appears in the August issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family.
"Even in the midst of a difficult issue in their relationship, they were likely to treat each other with respect," Clements said. "They were likely to listen to each other."
MORE HERE (http://www.4woman.org/news/julsep04/aug203.htm)