BACKGROUND Patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) may report difficulties with sexual function and marital relationship. However, there is a dearth of studies focusing on the association between these aspects in IHD patients. The present study sought to assess the association between sexual function and marital relationship among IHD patients and also test the effect modification of gender,...

aim and background: this study was aimed to investigate the possibility of predicting success or failure in marital relationships according to adult attachment styles and religious attitudes. method and materials: this was a case-control study. the sample consisted of 49 divorce-seeking and 52 intact couples. the divorce-seeking and intact couples were respectively selected through convenient a...

Although couples' management of differences and problems is widely assumed to be central to the course and outcome of their relationships, some theoretical perspectives hold that marital conflicts increase over the newlywed years, whereas others maintain that couples' problems remain stable. We tested these opposing views by examining changes in marital problems and marital satisfaction over th...

this research project has been conducted to analyze the trend of changes in marital interactions, conflict resolution styles and marital quality based on the marriage age and marriage duration among the married men and women in qazvin city. the research method is descriptive and trend analysis. 302 married people (151 women and 151 men) from five districts of qazvin were selected using the volu...

BACKGROUND Over the past few decades, the association between leisure activity patterns and marital conflict or satisfaction has been studied extensively. However, most studies to date have been limited to middle-class families of developed societies, and an investigation of the issue, from a developing country perspective like Iran, is non-existent. OBJECTIVES In an observational, analytical...

Previous research has shown marital status and marital quality are consistent predictors of health outcomes, including cardiovascular disease and mortality. To better understand the relationship among marital status, marital quality, and cardiovascular health, we examined how marital status and marital quality were associated with an early indicator of deteriorating cardiovascular health, high-...

RATIONALE There has been substantial research linking marital quality to physical health outcomes; however, the mechanisms linking marital quality and physical health have been studied less extensively, especially with longitudinal data. Of the hypothesized mechanisms, only psychological distress (anxiety/depression) and physiological mechanisms (inflammation) have been tested and confirmed. He...

OBJECTIVES This study examines the relationship between the dissolution of a marital or cohabitating relationship and subsequent depression among Canadians aged 20 to 64. DATA SOURCES Data are from the longitudinal component of the National Population Health Survey (1994/1995 through 2004/2005) and include the household population only. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Cross-tabulations were used to e...