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JOURNAL OF FAMILY ISSUES
Volume 21, Issue 8, Pages 948-962Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/019251300021008001
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The objective of this study was to identify those family variables that would possibly explain variances in family functioning. Variables investigated were marital and family strengths, satisfaction, and quality of life; family cohesion and adaptability was used as an index for family functioning. A cross-sectional study was undertaken with 119 families representing four different stages of the family life cycle. Only 4 of the 39 variables were associated with significant differences between family stages. For 6 of the 39 variables, significant differences were found between the genders. Variables that contributed substantially to the level of family functioning were family satisfaction, spouse's satisfaction with the sexual relationship. satisfaction with general quality of life, family strengths, flexibility in the way free time is spent in the marital relationship, sound relationships with family and friends, conflict management and resolution, and communication within the marriage.
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