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Tytuł:
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Attributions in marriage: review and critique.
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Autorzy:
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Bradbury TN; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Fincham FD
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Źródło:
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Psychological bulletin [Psychol Bull] 1990 Jan; Vol. 107 (1), pp. 3-33.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.; Review
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Original Publication: Washington [etc.] : American Psychological Association
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MeSH Terms:
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Cognition*
Marriage*
Female ; Humans ; Internal-External Control ; Male ; Models, Psychological ; Self Concept ; Social Perception
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Liczba referencji:
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150
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Grant Information:
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R01 MH44078-01 United States MH NIMH NIH HHS
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 19900101 Date Completed: 19900220 Latest Revision: 20190912
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Update Code:
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20240104
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DOI:
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10.1037/0033-2909.107.1.3
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PMID:
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2404292
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The prevailing behavioral account of marriage must be expanded to include covert processes. This article therefore examines the attributions or explanations that spouses make for marital events. A review indicates that dissatisfied spouses, compared with satisfied spouses, make attributions for the partner's behavior that cast it in a negative light. Experimental, clinical outcome, and longitudinal data suggest further that attributions may influence marital satisfaction. Rival hypotheses for these findings are examined. Because continued empirical development in this domain depends on conceptual progress, a framework is presented that integrates attributions, behavior, and marital satisfaction. This framework points to several topics that require systematic study, and specific hypotheses are offered for research on these topics. It is concluded that the promising start made toward understanding marital attributions holds considerable potential for enriching behavioral conceptions of marriage.