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Tables of Contents for Together Through Thick and Thin
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
ix
William C. Nichols
Preface
xiii
PART I: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Overview
3
12
Theoretical Underpinnings
15
22
Review of Literature and Earlier Findings
16
1
Correlates of Marital Satisfaction
17
1
Research on Long-Term Marriages
18
4
Results of the Pilot Study for This Project
22
3
Underlying Theoretical Approach
25
10
Summary
35
2
Methodology
37
16
Sampling Procedure
37
1
Instruments Utilized
37
5
Instruments Employed: Overview
42
3
Validity and Reliability Aspects
45
1
Procedure: How the Study Was Conducted
46
1
Limitations of the Study
47
1
Analysis of Data: Statistical Tools
48
5
PART II: FINDINGS
Reports of the United States and Canada
53
30
The United States
53
21
Canada
74
9
Reports of the Western European Countries
83
22
Germany
83
8
Sweden
91
7
The Netherlands
98
7
Reports of Israel, South Africa, and Chile
105
22
Israel
105
5
South Africa
110
8
Chile
118
9
PART III: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS
Cross-Cultural Analysis
127
38
Introduction
127
4
Findings
131
30
Summary
161
4
Retrospective Analysis: Conclusions, Implications for Therapy, and Recommendations
165
8
Implications for Marital and Family Therapy
170
3
Appendix A: Overeall Assessment of the Quality of Couple Life
173
2
Couple Well-Being---DAS, Item 18
173
1
Couple Satisfaction---DAS, Subscale
173
1
Couple Happiness---DAS, Item 31
173
2
Appendix B: International Family Research Group Long-Term Marriages Questionnaire
175
18
Instructions for User
175
3
Q.1. General Information
178
3
Q.2. DAS and PRL
181
4
Q.3. CPS, CC, and CR
185
3
Q.4. Motives: Why Did and Do You Stay Together?
188
3
Q.5. Ingredients for Marital Satisfaction
191
2
References
193
12
Index
205