Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Hamlin-Jones, Virginia
Author's Email Address	rtjones@vt.edu
URN	etd-32298-112618
Title	The Engagement and Impact of Relational Maintenance Behaviors in African-American Dual-Career Couples
Degree	PhD
Department	Family and Child Development
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Bird, Gloria W. Committee Chair Fu, Victoria R. Committee Member Hohenshil, Thomas H. Committee Member Rogers, Cosby Steele Committee Member Sporakowski, Michael J. Committee Member
Keywords	Relational Maintenance African-American Dual-Career
Date of Defense	1998-04-10
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The Engagement and Impact of Relational Maintenance Behaviors in African-American Dual-Career Couples by Virginia Hamlin-Jones Department of Family and Child Development ABSTRACT Using individual and couple interviews, this qualitative work examined relational maintenance behaviors of 13 African-American dual-career couples. Findings reveal that study participants employed a variety of routine and strategic behaviors which they identified as relevant to maintaining marital satisfaction and stability. Couples distinguished between strategies in their daily interactions and those implemented for the long-term sustainment of their marriages. Couples also engaged a series of repair behaviors designed to restore the marital relationship once a transgression occurred. A new category of maintenance was discovered as useful for these African-American couples -- seek a spiritual connection. Each finding is discussed in regard to how it advances understanding of relational maintenance behaviors.
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