Marital Paradigms: A Conceptual Framework for Marital Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs
Keywords
marriage, attitudes, beliefs, values, theory, divorce
Abstract
This article outlines a conceptual framework for summarizing the marital beliefs and values of individuals regardless of marital status. Drawing on concepts from symbolic interactionism and recent midrange theories of marital attitudes, we propose that marital beliefs can be conceptualized as an individual marital paradigm, which comprises both beliefs about getting married and beliefs about being married. Six interconnected dimensions of marital paradigms are proposed: marital salience, marital timing, martial context, marital processes, marital permanence, and marital centrality. We proceed to make connections between the proposed model and relevant recent research on marital attitudes.
Original Publication Citation
Willoughby, B. J., Hall, S., & Luczak, H.* (2015). Marital paradigms: A conceptual framework for marital attitudes, values and beliefs. Journal of Family Issues, 36, 188-211.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Willoughby, Brian J.; Hall, Scott S.; and Luczak, Heather P., "Marital Paradigms: A Conceptual Framework for Marital Attitudes, Values, and Beliefs" (2013). Faculty Publications. 5126.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/5126
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2013-05-08
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7883
Publisher
Journal of Family Issues
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
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