Equity, Maintenance Strategies, and Sexual Expectations and Behaviors as Predictors of Marital Quality

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Abstract

The present study examines how maintenance behavior combines with sexual attitudes, behaviors, and communication to affect marital quality. Using an equity framework, this study adopts the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model to assess the effects of relational maintenance and sexual expectations and behaviors to predict marital quality Married couples are responding to measures that assess maintenance behavior, sexual expectations and behaviors (including sexual communication), equity, and relational quality. Findings will indicate the manner in which relational maintenance combines with sexual attitudes, behaviors, and messages to predict actors ’ and partners’ marital quality.

Authors

• Shannon Johnson, Arizona State University

• Dan Canary, Arizona State University