Topics of marital disagreement among African-American and Euro-American newlyweds.
To see what issues couples most and least often reported as topics of marital disagreement, survey data were analyzed for 113 African-American and 131 Euro-American couples reporting in the first and third years of marriage. Friedman tests showed that in both the first and third years of marriage, money was most often reported as a topic of marital disagreement; tensions about leisure, each spouse's family of origin. and children were reported significantly less often; and tensions about religion were reported least often. Findings were very similar for African Americans and Euro-Americans, and for husbands and wives. Overall, findings show considerable stability in the relative frequency with which specific topics reportedly evoke tension early in marriage.
Oggins
Jean
J
University of California at San Francisco, 94142-6856, USA. jeanoggins@yahoo.com
D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*