Marital Expectations and Marital Satisfaction Between African Immigrant and United States Born Married Couples

    Authors

    E. E. Ngazimbi; A. P. Daire; D. Soto; R. G. Carlson;M. D. Munyon

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Psychol. Afr.

    Keywords

    marital expectations; marital satisfaction; Seventh-day Adventists; African immigrant married participants; United States born married; participants; Psychology, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    This study examined the relationship between marital expectations and marital satisfaction among U.S. born (n=157; females=51.6%) and immigrant African couples (n=43; females=44.6%) who were faith community members. The participants completed the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS; Hendrick, 1988), Relationship Pleasure Scale (RPS; PAIRS Foundation, 1993) and the Ngazimbi-Daire Marital Expectations Questionnaire (MEQ), developed by the authors to measure marital expectations. Regression analysis results revealed a significant relationship between marital expectations and marital satisfaction for the African immigrant participants, but not among the United States born married participants.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Psychology in Africa

    Volume

    23

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    317

    Last Page

    321

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000326663300017

    ISSN

    1433-0237

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