Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research

2014 Edition
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Happy Spouses and Happy Parents

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_3884
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Synonyms

 Parent–child relationship quality;  Parent–child relationship, quality of;  Spousal relationship quality;  Spousal relationship, quality of

Definition

The concepts of the quality of the spousal relationship and the parent–child relationship have been defined in multiple ways. The quality of the spousal relationship has been used to refer, on the one hand, to individuals’ subjective experiences of their spousal relationship (using terms such as  satisfaction and happiness) and, on the other hand, to more objectively measureable features of that relationship (e.g., adjustment, communication; Erel & Burman, 1995; Fincham & Beach, 2006; Glenn, 1990). Also, while some studies concerning the quality of the parent–child relationship have focused on parents’ general evaluations of that relationship (e.g., satisfaction), others have emphasized aspects such as autonomy support, conflicts, warmness, or within parents’ consistency (Clark & Ladd, 2000; Erel & Burman, 1995; Krishnakumar &...

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Family Research CentreUniversity of JyväskyläJyväskyläFinland
  2. 2.School of Social Sciences and HumanitiesUniversity of TampereTampereFinland
  3. 3.School of Health and Social StudiesJAMK University of Applied SciencesJyväskyläFinland