"A Study on the Experiences of Building Marital Intimacy in Remarried Couples * : with a Focus on the Remarried Couples Over 10 Years"

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 37-59
Author(s):  
In-bouk Kim ◽  
Yong-su Kim
Keyword(s):  
Marital Intimacy ◽  
Remarried Couples

scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Marital Intimacy on the Relationship between Spouse-Related Stress and Prenatal Depression in Pregnant Couples: An Actor–Partner Interdependent Model Test

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Miyoung Lee ◽  
Yeon-Suk Kim ◽  
Mi-Kyoung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Prenatal Depression ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Marital Intimacy ◽  
Paternal Factors ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Prenatal depression is an important factor in predicting postpartum depression. Most studies have assessed factors affecting prenatal depression by focusing on pregnant wives. However, the emotional and psychological aspects of both expectant parents need to be considered. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of spouse-related stress in expectant couples on prenatal depression and investigate the mediating effects of marital intimacy on this relationship. A total of 120 expectant couples from two cities in Korea at more than 15 weeks of completed pregnancy participated in the study. Using a structured questionnaire, we assessed the general characteristics of the participants, spouse-related stress, prenatal depression, and marital intimacy. The results revealed that four actor effects and one partner effect were significant. Marital intimacy and prenatal depression among expectant parents were affected by spouse-related stress. Moreover, spouse-related stress in the husbands completely mediated marital intimacy in pregnant wives, demonstrating partner effects on prenatal depression in pregnant wives. Therefore, it was observed that paternal factors affect prenatal depression in pregnant wives. This warrants the inclusion of husbands in marital interventions and strategies to improve marital intimacy in pregnant wives.

The Presence of Children and Blended Family Marital Intimacy

1993 ◽  
Vol 19 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 97-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua M Gold ◽  
Donald L. Bubenzer ◽  
John D. West
Keyword(s):  
Blended Family ◽  
Marital Intimacy

Types of Marital Intimacy and Prevalence of Emotional Illness

1986 ◽  
Vol 31 (8) ◽  
pp. 720-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.M. Waring ◽  
David Patton ◽  
Carol Ann Neson ◽  
Winnie Linker
Keyword(s):  
Marital Quality ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Marital Intimacy ◽  
Emotional Illness ◽  
Married Individuals ◽  
Score Pattern ◽  
Positive Effect

Epidemiological research has demonstrated that married individuals generally experience better emotional health than the single, divorced and widowed. The married populations in these studies were not evaluated on the basis of the quality of their marital relationships. Research on the interpersonal quality of marital relationships in the general married population has rarely been reported in the psychiatric literature. A sample of the general married population (n = 250 couples) completed a self-report questionnaire which measures the quality and the quantity of intimacy in marriage. Four types of marital patterns were operationally defined by total intimacy score, pattern of scale profile, and social desirability scores. The relative frequencies of these types of marriages are reported. The prevalence of symptoms of non-psychotic, emotional illness in one or both spouses in the four categories of marriage is reported. Thirty-one percent (31%) of the couples report marriages with absent and/or deficient intimacy. Couples with “absent and/or deficient” marital intimacy had a significantly higher proportion of spouses with symptoms of non-psychotic emotional illness. This study suggests that previous research may have confounded the variables of marital status and marital quality in the study of psychiatric disorder. These studies may have under-estimated the positive effect of an “optimally” intimate relationship.

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