Interpersonal predictors of dieting practices among married couples.

HIV prevention awareness and practices among married couples in Malawi.

UNLABELLED In this study we explored the level of awareness and practice on HIV prevention among married couples from selected communities in Malawi. METHODS We carried out the study from October to December, 2008 in four communities, two each from Chiradzulu and Chikhwawa districts of Malawi. We conducted face-to-face in-depth interviews with 30 couples in each district using a semi-structur...

Sex Differences in the Interpersonal Behavior of Married Couples

We sought to identify and predict the major ways in which males and females differ in interpersonal behavior. Self and observer act reports were used to assess performance frequencies of 800 acts in a sample of 93 married couples over a three-month period. Although numerous sex differences were found with respect to each data source, only 69 acts showed significant sex differences across both d...

Pension plan participation among married couples.

We present descriptive statistics on pension participation and types of pensions among married couples, using data from the 1996/2008 Panels of the Survey of Income and Program Participation and Social Security administrative records. Previous research has focused on pension coverage by marital status, but has not examined couples as a unit. Because couples usually share income, viewing them as...

Relationship Quality among Cohabiting versus Married Couples

Conflict ln Married Couples: Personality Predictors of Anger and Upset

This research had two central goals: to examine the role of personality in (a) performing actions that anger spouses, and (b) eliciting angerprovoking actions from spouses. Personality data on a sample of married persons {N = 214) were obtained from three sources—self-report, spouseobserver report, and independent interviewers' reports. In a separate session, subjects recorded which of 147 upse...