Teenage pregnancy: Seeking patterns that promote family harmony |
| |
| Authors: | Lori Cluff Schade Jonathan Sandberg Dean Busby |
| |
| Institution: | School of Family Life , Brigham Young University , Provo , Utah , USA |
| |
| Abstract: | Survey data from the RELATE inventory (www.relate-institute.org) was gathered for married couples (N = 374) and was analyzed for effects of marital quality on perceptions of weight as a problem in the marriage, activity level, and eating habits. Results indicate that wife marital quality was positively associated with weight being a problem for wives, while husband marital quality was negatively associated with weight being a problem for both husbands and wives in the relationship. Wife marital quality was also positively associated with husband activity level, while husband marital quality was negatively associated with husband activity level. Implications for clinicians are discussed. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
|
|
