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It has been well-established that neighborhood disorder and disadvantage are detrimental to mental health and psychological well-being. There has been growing research interest in minority stress issues, however, less is known about how perceived neighborhood disorder matters for psychological well-being among Latino adults in the United States. Analyzing data from National Latino Asian American Study, 2002-2003, the present study investigates the relationships among perceived neighborhood disorder, spousal/partner relationships (i.e., spousal/partner strain and support), and psychological distress. The findings indicated that perceived neighborhood disorder and spousal/partner strain were positively associated with increased psychological distress, whereas spousal/partner support had no protective effect against psychological distress. Moreover, mediation analysis showed that the association between perceived neighborhood disorder and psychological distress was partially mediated by spousal/partner strain (i.e., 15.13%), not spousal support. Finally, moderation analysis revealed that the presence of spousal/partner strain exacerbated the relationship between perceived neighborhood disorder and psychological distress. Conversely, the absence of spousal/partner strain appeared to buffer the adverse impact of neighborhood disorder on psychological distress. These findings highlighted the ill effect of problematic neighborhood environments on the quality of the spousal/partner relationship and subsequently Latino's psychological well-being.

Wie erleben junge Frauen Gewalt in den ersten eigenen Paarbeziehungen? Welche Rolle spielen Gewalterfahrungen in der Herkunftsfamilie und wie prägen diese die eigenen Beziehungsvorstellungen? Im europäischen Kontext ist der Forschungsdiskurs zu Gewalt in jugendlichen Paarbeziehungen kaum entwickelt. Vor allem aber fehlt die Subjektperspektive: die Erfahrungen, die jugendliche und junge Frauen in ihren ersten Liebesbeziehungen machen. Die Autorin macht die gesellschaftliche Relevanz dieser Perspektive deutlich und zeigt, dass sich vor ihrem Hintergrund bedeutsame Anschlussstellen für sozialpädagogische Unterstützung und Begleitung ableiten lassen.

In der Prekarisierungsforschung spielt Anerkennung bisher keine systematische Rolle, obwohl Prekarität – eng auf Beschäftigung oder erweitert auf den Lebenszusammenhang bezogen – immer auch Anerkennungsverhältnisse herausfordert. Wir haben daher empirisch fundiert eine um Anerkennung (HONNETH, BUTLER) erweiterte Perspektive auf Prekarität im Lebenszusammenhang entwickelt. Empirische Grundlage sind teilleitfadengestützte, teilnarrative Einzel- und Paarinterviews mit 24 prekär Beschäftigten, die wir angelehnt an die hermeneutische Wissenssoziologie fallrekonstruktiv und fallvergleichend ausgewertet haben. Die Stärken und Erkenntnismöglichkeiten unserer achtdimensionalen Heuristik illustrieren wir ausschnitthaft am Beispiel einer prekär Beschäftigten und zweier prekär beschäftigter Paare. Sichtbar werden mit unserer um Anerkennung erweiterten Perspektive nicht nur die subjektorientiert-wissenssoziologisch zentralen Deutungen der prekär beschäftigten Individuen-in-Beziehungen sowie die für die Lebenszusammenhangsforschung wesentlichen Kumulationen verschiedener Belastungen. Nachvollziehbar werden auch die Konstitutionszusammenhänge und Relationierungen verschiedener Dimensionen von Prekarität. Unsere Forschungsheuristik kann daher auch weitere Forschungen inspirieren, die sich für die Mehrdimensionalität und Komplexität unsicherer Lebenslagen interessieren., Recognition has not previously played a systematic role in precarity research, even though precarity—closely related to employment or expanded to the life context— also challenges the recognition of relationships. Consequently, we have developed an empirically based perspective of precarity of life arrangements that is expanded by recognition (HONNETH, BUTLER). The empirical foundation is provided by partially guideline-based and partially narrative-based individual and couple interviews with 24 precarious workers (who are employed insecure, flexible or e.g., part time and/or have low income) which we have evaluated in a case-reconstructive and case-comparative manner, based on the hermeneutic sociology of knowledge. We illustrate the strengths of our eight-dimensional heuristics in excerpts by using the example of one precarious worker and two precariously employed couples. With our perspective expanded by recognition the subject-oriented and knowledge-sociological interpretations of precariously employed "individuals in relationships," as well as the accumulations of various strains essential for life-arrangement research, become visible. In addition, this allows to understand the constitutional contexts, relations and interconnections of different precarity dimensions . Our research heuristics can therefore also inspire further research that is focused on the multidimensionality and complexity of insecure living conditions.

Leseprobe ----- Zusammenfassung Trennung und Scheidung bieten Paaren die Moglichkeit, Arbeitsteilungsarrangements neu zu gestalten. Dieser Beitrag zeigt, dass einige zentrale Entscheidungen nicht explizit ausgehandelt werden, sondern sich aus den vormals paarintern als selbstverstandlich erachteten Gender-, Beziehungs- und Elternschaftskonzepten ergeben. Dennoch ist im Trennungsprozess eine vorsichtige Modernisierung des Sorge- und Erwerbsarrangements in Richtung einer eher paritatischen Aufteilung der Arbeit unter den Eltern erkennbar. Anhand von vier systematisch ausgewahlten Fallen werden vier Muster der Transformation von Arbeitsteilungsarrangements nach einer Trennung rekonstruiert. Schlusselworter: Gender, Arbeitsteilung, Trennung, Scheidung, Wohnarrangement, Qualitative Forschung ----- “Children belong with their mother!?” Implicit concepts of gender in establishing living arrangements and the parental division of labour after separation Summary After separation and divorce couples have the opportunity to renegotiate their living arrangements and the parental division of labour. The article shows that crucial decisions at this turning point are often based on implicit concepts of gender, relationship and parenthood which were agreed in the course of the relationship. Nevertheless, we can observe a gradual modernization of the care and labour arrangements taking place during the process of separation. Based on four systematically chosen case studies we reconstruct four types of transformation of the division of labour after separation. Keywords: gender, division of labour, separation, divorce, living arrangements, qualitative research ----- Bibliographie: Monz, Anna/Cornelisen, Waltraud: „Die Kinder gehoren zur Mutter!?“ – Implizite Genderkonzepte und deren Bedeutung fur die Genese von Wohnarrangements und Arbeitsteilung nach einer Trennung, GENDER - Zeitschrift fur Geschlecht, Kultur und Gesellschaft, 1-2019, S. 108-124. https://doi.org/10.3224/gender.v11i1.08

Obwohl gleichgeschlechtliche Partnerschaften einen enormen Zuwachs an gesellschaftlicher und rechtlicher Anerkennung erfahren haben, ist das empirisch gesicherte Wissen über ihre Verbreitung weiterhin gering. Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit der Entwicklung gleichgeschlechtlicher Partnerschaften in Westdeutschland seit Beginn der 1970er-Jahre. Auf Basis des Mikrozensus werden gleichgeschlechtliche Partnerschaften im gemeinsamen Haushalt – teilweise mit Hilfe eines Schätzverfahrens – nicht nur im Zeitverlauf, sondern erstmals auch im Lebensverlauf von Kohorten betrachtet. Theoretisch wird argumentiert, dass die Wahl eines gleichgeschlechtlichen Partners nicht allein von der sexuellen Orientierung, sondern auch von sozialen und strukturellen Rahmenbedingungen abhängt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass der Anteil gleichgeschlechtlicher Partnerschaften im Zeitverlauf kontinuierlich ansteigt. Dieser Anstieg ist auf einen Kohorteneffekt zurückzuführen und zeigt sich für beide Geschlechter, fällt bei Männern allerdings stärker aus. Same-sex couples have experienced an enormous increase in social and legal recognition. However, empirically verified knowledge about their frequency remains low. This article deals with the development of same-sex couples in West Germany since the early 1970s. Based on micro-census data, the analysis of cohabiting same-sex couples – partly using an estimation method – is considered not only over time, but also, innovatively, over the life course of cohorts. Theoretically, it is argued that the choice of a same-sex partner depends not only on sexual orientation, but also on social and structural conditions. The results show that the proportion of same-sex couples has increased steadily over time. This increase is due to a cohort effect. The fact that the younger cohorts live more frequently in same-sex partnerships is visible for both sexes. However, the increase is more pronounced among men.

Polyamorie und andere nichtmonogame Beziehungen werden zunehmend sichtbar. Oft werden sie als selbstbestimmtere und geschlechtergerechtere Alternative zu konventioneller Ehe und Familie gesehen. Die marxistisch, feministisch und intersektional fundierte qualitative Studie zeigt, was diese Beziehungsnetzwerke auszeichnet. Gelingt es im Bereich der Sorge (Care), die selbst gesteckten emanzipatorischen Ansprüche umzusetzen? Welche emanzipatorischen Potenziale liegen in konsensuell-nichtmonogamen Beziehungsnetzwerken? Schreiben sich in ihnen hegemoniale Geschlechter- und Klassenverhältnisse fort? Wird die Beziehungspraxis vereinnahmt von neoliberalen Anforderungen auf Flexibilität und Selbstoptimierung? In der marxistisch und feministisch orientierten Studie werden 13 narrative Interviews sowie ergänzend erhobene Netzwerkdaten einer intersektionalen Mehrebenenanalyse unterzogen. Es können drei Typen konsensuell-nichtmonogamer Beziehungsnetzwerke rekonstruiert werden: Konventionell-kernzentrierte Netzwerke realisieren Care, wie ihr Name sagt, vorwiegend in Kernbeziehungen. In individuell-ideellen Beziehungskonstellationen hingegen ist die materielle Sorgepraxis im gesamten Netzwerk gering. Pragmatisch-kollektiven Netzwerken gelingt es am stärksten, egalitäre und solidarische communities of care aufzubauen. Die Studie legt nahe, dass sich niederschwellige Institutionalisierungen und pragmatische Strategien als wirksamer für die Erfüllung selbst gesteckter emanzipatorischer Ansprüche erweisen als die weithin entschieden vertretenen entsprechenden Normen. Verschiedene Handlungsstrategien zur Erweiterung des emanzipatorischen Potenzials konsensueller Nichtmonogamie werden dargelegt, die aus den Ergebnissen der Studie folgen und mit den Interviewteilnehmer*innen diskutiert wurden.

This study assessed and compared the relationship between maternal sensitivity and child attachment in two groups of mother-child dyads from Lima, Peru, one group with children 4 years old and older and a second group with younger children. Fifty-six dyads participated in the study. The mothers ages ranged between 22 and 45 years (M = 33.14, SD = 5.50); 82.1% of them had higher education and 73.2% were in a partner relationship. Of the children, 53.6 were boys and 41.1% were an only child. The study used AQS and MBPQS to rate child and maternal behavior respectively. Our results show a high correlation between attachment security and maternal sensitivity in both groups, as well as specific manifestations of these variables in the context studied. Resumo O objetivo do presente estudo foi comparar a relação entre a qualidade da vinculação que as crianças estabelecem com a figura materna e a sensibilidade destas com filhos/as menores e maiores de 4 anos na cidade de Lima, Peru. Participaram 56 díades mãe-criança. A média de idades das mães é de 33,14 (DP = 5,50), 82,1% tinham ensino superior, 73,2 % estavam numa relação estável. 53,6% das crianças eram do sexo masculino e 41.1% filhos únicos. O AQS e o MBPQS foram utilizados para caracterizar os comportamentos de base segura das crianças e a sensibilidade materna. Constatou-se que a qualidade de vinculação está positiva e significativamente correlacionada com a sensibilidade materna. Estes resultados sugerem manifestações particulares do contexto peruano. Resumen Se evaluó la relación entre la sensibilidad materna y la seguridad del apego del niño/a en diadas madre-niño/a de Lima, Perú; esta relación se comparó entre díadas con hijos mayores y con hijos menores de 4 años. Participaron 56 díadas; las madres tenían entre 22 y 45 años (M = 33.14, DE = 5.50), 82.1% reportó estudios superiores y 73.2% una relación de pareja; 53.6% fueron niños y 41.1% eran hijos únicos. Se utilizaron el AQS y el MBPQS para la calificación de la conducta del niño y de la madre respectivamente. Se halló una alta correlación entre ambas variables en ambos grupos. Se describen manifestaciones particulares de la seguridad del apego y la sensibilidad en el contexto estudiado.

Zurzeit leben in Österreich etwa 130.000 Personen, die an einer Form von Demenz erkrankt sind. Die Tendenz ist steigend, vor allem wegen des kontinuierlichen Altersanstiegs in der Bevölkerung. Nicht nur für die Betroffenen selbst, sondern auch für die Angehörigen ist die Demenz-Diagnose mit einer Palette an emotionalen und organisatorischen Herausforderungen verbunden. Eine neue Studie des ÖIF hat untersucht, was die Erkrankung im Familienkontext bedeutet, sei es in einer Eltern-Kind- oder in einer Paarbeziehung: Was ändert sich in diesen Beziehungen und im weiteren Familiengefüge? Wer übernimmt die Sorgearbeit und warum? Wo liegen die Grenzen der empfundenen Verantwortlichkeit? Und welche Tipps würde man anderen Angehörigen mit auf den Weg geben? In der qualitativen Studie haben Sabine Buchebner-Ferstl und Christine Geserick österreichweit Familienangehörige von Demenzpatient/innen interviewt, die verschiedene Betreuungs-Settings gewählt haben (familiale Pflege, 24h-Betreuung, stationäre Unterbringung). Die Ergebnisse liegen nun vor und wurden im ÖIF Forschungsbericht Nr. 30 veröffentlicht.

The purpose of this survey is to establish whether, and in which manner, different sources of stress predict the partner relationship quality, as well as to establish differences concerning the gender, age and job of respondents. Sources of stress are defined as individual, interpersonal and organizational, whereas the quality of partner relationship was tested as a degree of satisfaction with the romantic relationship. The survey was conducted on an adequate sample of 100 respondents involved in a partner relationship, similar in terms of gender and aged 18 to 44. Questionnaires were used to measure the sources of stress and partner relationship quality (Hendrick, 1988). The results indicated that all three sources of stress were significantly connected with the partner relationship quality, also that family-related sources of stress were the only significant predictor (β= – 0.286, p

The purpose of this study was to analyze individual and dyadic trajectories of change for positive and negative partner relationship from early pregnancy up to 30 months postpartum, while considering time, gender, and parity. Two hundred sixty couples (N 520) recruited from an Obstetrics Outpatient Unit (Portugal) completed a self-report measure of partner relationship at the first, second, and third pregnancy trimester, at childbirth, and again at 3 and 30 months postpartum. Using multilevel modeling, piecewise dyadic growth curve models were performed to predict positive and negative partner relationship through time, gender, and parity. From the first trimester to 3 months postpartum, positive and negative partner relationship decreased, and from 3 to 30 months postpartum positive partner relationship decreased, while negative partner relationship increased, revealing the deterioration of partner relation- ship over time. The positive and the negative partner relationship dimensions were positively correlated within-dyad. From the first trimester to 3 months postpartum the deterioration of partner relationship was worse for women and for second-time parents, whereas from 3 to 30 months postpartum was worse for first-time parents. These findings provided a relevant contribution toward the body of knowledge related with partner relationship quality over pregnancy and the postpartum period. Additionally, the findings presented a relevant practical contribution. Prevention and intervention programs aimed at reducing the risk of deterioration in partner relationship over pregnancy and the postpartum would benefit from including men and women, first- and second-time parents, while addressing the difficulties and challenges that the transition to parenthood poses to partner relationship quality., Funding for this work was provided by a doctoral grant from FCT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia(SFRH/BD/50241/2009) to the first author, and also by FEDER Funds through the Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade - COMPETE and by National Funds through FCT Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia under the project PTDC/SAU/SAP/116738/2010 (PI Bárbara Figueiredo). We thank the couples that collaborated in this study. We also thank the researchers involved in data collection, and Iva Tendais who assisted in data analysis., info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Individual behavior affects and is affected by other people. The aim of this study was to examine if emotional distress in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and their spouses was associated with their own and their partner’s perceived health. Participants included 91 dyads of patients and their spouses. Emotional distress was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and perceived health was measured with the Short Form 36 Health Survey. The Actor–Partner Interdependence Model was used for dyad-level analyses of associations, using structural equation modeling. Higher levels of anxiety and depression were associated with lower levels of perceived health in patients and spouses. Higher levels of depression in patients were associated with lower levels of vitality in spouses and vice versa. As AF patients and their spouses influence each other, health-care interventions should consider the dyad to address dyadic dynamics. This may benefit the health of the individual patient and of the couple.

This study examined the relation between family functioning and classroom problem behavior of children with emotional and behavioral disorders receiving special educational support. To this end, the Teachers’ Report Form and the Family Questionnaire were completed for 84 children ( M age of 9.8 years) 2 times with a time lag of 11 months. Cross-lagged path analyses showed that internalizing and externalizing problem behavior in the classroom were stable over time, just as poor family functioning. Continuity of (a) poor communication, (b) discordant partner relationship, and (c) lack of social support were strongly associated with future total problem behavior in the classroom. Furthermore, parental responsiveness to a child’s needs was associated with lower future total problem behavior. A direct association was also found between externalizing behavior in the classroom and future poor family functioning. Implications of these findings for future research and practice are discussed.

Men in the United States are increasingly involved in their children’s lives and currently represent 40% of informal caregivers to dependent relatives or friends aged 18 years and older. Yet much more is known about the health effects of varying family role occupancies for women relative to men. The present research sought to fill this empirical gap by first comparing the health behavior (sleep duration, cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise, fast food consumption) of men who only occupy partner roles and partnered men who also fill father, informal caregiver, or both father and informal caregiver (i.e., sandwiched) roles. The moderating effects of perceived partner relationship quality, conceptualized here as partner support and strain, on direct family role–health behavior linkages were also examined. A secondary analysis of survey data from 366 cohabiting and married men in the Work, Family and Health Study indicated that men’s multiple family role occupancies were generally not associated with health behavior. With men continuing to take on more family responsibilities, as well as the serious health consequences of unhealthy behavior, the implications of these null effects are encouraging - additional family roles can be integrated into cohabiting and married men’s role repertoires with minimal health behavior risks. Moderation analysis revealed, however, that men’s perceived partner relationship quality constituted a significant factor in determining whether multiple family role occupancies had positive or negative consequences for sleep duration, alcohol consumption, and fast food consumption. These findings are discussed in terms of their empirical and practical implications for partnered men and their families.

This research investigated how and for whom experiences of the workday spill over into relationship functioning at home. Two correlational studies and one experimental study were conducted among Dutch dual-earners with children. Moderated mediation analyses showed that work demands spill over into relationship behavior through the depletion of temporary self-regulatory resources and subsequently a decrease in psychological availability for the partner. Whether work demands spill over into relationship behavior was dependent on dispositional self-control in that evidence for negative spillover was only found for individuals low in dispositional self-control. The experimental study showed that the induction of gratitude for the partner after the workday helped individuals low in dispositional control to prevent negative spillover into the partner relationship.

Objetivo: compreender a influência da amamentação na vivência da sexualidade, sob a ótica de um grupo de puérperas. Método: pesquisa qualitativa descritiva, realizada com mulheres que estavam vivenciando o puerpério. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista individual semiestruturada e submetidos à análise de conteúdo temática da proposta operativa. Resultados: a vivência da sexualidade durante a amamentação foi marcada por desconfortos relacionados às mudanças no relacionamento sexual, alterações corporais, tempo restrito da mulher com o parceiro, além de alguns comportamentos negativos do companheiro. Em outros casos, a amamentação não trouxe mudanças significativas na vivência da sexualidade, contribuindo para o companheirismo e parceria entre o casal. Conclusões: é preciso ampliar o olhar sobre a temática da sexualidade durante a amamentação, percebendo-a como uma necessidade humana básica, que precisa ser discutida entre mulheres, casais e profissionais de saúde.

Cel pracyCelem badania było oszacowanie rozpowszechnienia epizodów depresyjnych w populacji studentów stacjonarnych publicznych uczelni wyższych we Wrocławiu. Dążono również do zidentyfikowania cech demograficznych, stanowiących czynniki ryzyka zaburzeń depresyjnych.MetodaZastosowano polską adaptację Złożonego Międzynarodowego Kwestionariusza Diagnostycznego (CIDI). Przebadano 370 studentów studiów stacjonarnych. Charakterystyka próby odzwierciedlała strukturę populacji pod względem płci, roku i trybu studiów oraz kierunków kształcenia. Randomizację zapewniono poprzez losowość procedur doboru respondentów do badania.WynikiPotwierdzono znaczne rozpowszechnienie epizodów depresji zarówno w ciągu całego życia (14,7%), jak i w roku poprzedzającym pomiar (9,8%). Niepokój budzą wysokie wskaźniki częstości epizodów depresyjnych o znacznym i umiarkowanym nasileniu (w całym życiu odpowiednio 5,1% i 6,6%, w minionych 12 miesiącach 3,8% i 3,9%). Etap i kierunek kształcenia oraz brak stałej relacji partnerskiej stanowią istotne czynniki ryzyka depresji.WnioskiZnaczne rozpowszechnienie epizodów depresyjnych wskazuje na konieczności podjęcia działań prewencyjnych i terapeutycznych dopasowanych do potrzeb i opartych o dane epidemiologiczne. Depresja wśród młodzieży akademickiej wymaga dalszych badań epidemiologicznych.

This study adds two possible extensions to a previously supported model by proposing a serial mediation model with religiosity, moral disapproval, and perceived addiction mediating the relationship between childhood household religiosity and sexual shame. The 358 participants are a subset of a larger study examining romantic partner relationship satisfaction and pornography use. Participants included men and women who indicated intentionally viewing pornography within the six months prior to their participation. Though the total effect of childhood household religiosity on sexual shame was not significant, the serial mediation model was supported. Limitations, implications, and suggestions for further research are discussed.

Background and Objective: To become a biological parent is the long cherished desire of all couples. It is the pivot for a loving, successful family. The objective of the study is to assess the factors affecting fertility among the patients attending a selected infertility centre in Dhaka city. Methods: A descriptive type of cross sectional study was carried out with 160 samples by using non-randomized purposive sampling technique and data collection was done by a pretested and modified questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS (version 16). Results: The study revealed that among the respondents 68.1% was between age group 26-35 years with mean age 32.38 + 4.884 years. Among them 63.7% completed their graduation and masters, 50.6% had a monthly family income as BDT 10,000-50,000. Of the respondents 45% was smoker and 66.6% used to take

Objective: We present an analysis of the main characteristics of male sexual violence in partner relationships (types of sexual behaviour, male coercion methods and women’s reactions) as well as their prevalence. Method: The sample consisted of 110 women who attended public specialist support centres for women over 12 months. For the study, the women were grouped according to whether or not they mentioned partner violence (PV or NPV respectively), in an ex post facto design. Semi-structured interviews were used for the Exploration of Sexual Violence (ESV). Results: Descriptive, statistical and comparative analysis of the information showed no statistically significant differences in the types of sexual violence, that the most common method of coercion used is physical force, and that the most significant reactions are explicit refusal in the case of the PV group and active participation and feigning enjoyment in the NPV group. Conclusions: Our data shows that, when it is explored, both the PV and the NPV groups describe the male sexual violence exerted by their partners.

Studies have indicated the importance of family life and psychosocial working conditions for mental wellbeing. More recently, studies have highlighted that a good balance between work and family is crucial for good mental wellbeing. However, few studies compare the relative importance of these factors for mental wellbeing. The main aim of this study was to analyse the relative importance of psychosocial working conditions, family conditions and work/family conflict for mental wellbeing. The analyses are based on a Swedish data set, including questions regarding working life, family life and mental wellbeing. A total of 12,461 married/cohabiting individuals employed in Swedish organisations were included in the study. Results show that psychosocial working conditions, family conditions and work/family conflict all were related to mental wellbeing. In the final regression model, the strongest correlation was found between mental wellbeing and the variables work/family conflict, satisfaction with private life and partner relationship, with work/family conflict appearing to be of greatest importance. These findings highlight the necessity of including measurements of work/family conflict when studying the importance of work and family conditions for individual mental wellbeing. For workplace health promotion and improvement, it may be beneficial to consider not only psychosocial working conditions, but also family conditions, and particularly work/life conflict.

Objective This investigation used self-determination theory to study goal striving in the context of romantic relationships. The study explored how dyadic partners' relationship motivation impacted goal progress, personal well-being, and relationship satisfaction. In addition, the mediating role of relationship goal progress was explored. Method In a prospective longitudinal study, 153 heterosexual couples rated their own relationship motivation and each reported a relationship goal and a self-oriented goal. Goal progress was assessed approximately 1 year later. In addition, well-being and relationship satisfaction were assessed at baseline and follow-up. Results Actor-partner interdependence models revealed that actor's autonomous relationship motivation was positively associated with relationship and self-oriented goal progress. Actor's autonomous relationship motivation, as well as both actor and partner relationship goal progress, were associated with increases in actor's subjective well-being (SWB) and relationship satisfaction. Relationship goal progress mediated the association between actor's autonomous relationship motivation and SWB, as well as relationship satisfaction. Conclusions Together, these findings contribute to research on relationship motivation and goal striving in dyadic partners, by suggesting that motivational regulations impact goal regulation in romantic relationships and associated well-being outcomes.

Problem nasilja meĎu supruţnicima/nasilja u partnerskim vezama već je duţi niz godina predmet mnogih istraţivanja. Prva sveobuhvatna istraţivanja ovog problema datiraju od 70tih godina prošlog stoljeća. Naime u tradicionalnim društvima nasilje u obitelji (meĎu supruţnicima)/partnerskim vezama se smatralo privatnom stvari te se nije istraţivalo. Rezultati istraţivanja ukazuju da se ovom problemu potrebno posvetiti te da se on javlja gotovo u svim društvenim kontekstima. Ipak, i bez obzira na veliki broj istraţivanja u području, nedostaje istraţivanja koja su se bavila pitanjem nasilja ţena nad muškarcima u kontekstu intimnih odnosa (formaliziranih ili ne). Dugi niz godina, posebice potaknuto feminističkim teorijama, smatralo se kako samo ţene doţivljavaju seksualno, fizičko i emocionalno nasilje. U zadnje vrijeme sve je više istraţivanja koja se bave spomenutim pitanjem. Ovaj rad ima za cilj dati pregled istraţivanja koja su ispitivala koje su razlike i sličnosti kod muških i ţenskih zlostavljača i ţrtava, razliku u viktimizaciji muškaraca i ţena, posljedice nasilja te razloge neprijavljivanja nasilja te time doprinijeti razumijevanju ove pojave. Nasilje nad muškarcima danas je sve više prisutan fenomen koji iziskuje preventivne mjere, razumijevanje ove pojave te prikladan tretman za ţrtve i počinitelje., The problem of violence among spouses/violence in partnerships has been the subject of many researches for a number of years. The first comprehensive research on this problem dates back to the 70s of the last century. Namely, in traditional societies, violence among spouses/partnerships was considered a private matter and was not investigated The research results suggest that this issue needs to be devoted to it and that it occurs in almost all social contexts. Despite a large number of research in the field, there is a lack of research into the issue of women's violence against men in the context of intimate relationships (formalized or not). For many years, especially motivated by feminist theories, it was thought that only women experienced sexual, physical and emotional violence. More research has been carried out recently to address this issue. Aim od this paper is to give a review of the researches that investigate differences and similarities between male and female abusers and victims, the difference between victimization of men and women, the consequences of violence and the reasons for not reporting violence, thereby contributing to the understanding of this phenomenon. Violence over men today is increasingly presenting an issue that requires preventative measures, understanding of this occurrence, and appropriate treatment for victims and perpetrators.

Objective: The intensive and long-lasting experience of childhood cancer is a tremendous stressor for the parental relationship. We aimed to (1) compare civil status and partner relationship of parents of long-term childhood cancer survivors with population-based comparisons, (2) identify cancer-related characteristics associated with not being married, and (3) evaluate the quality of the partner relationship. Methods: We sent questionnaires to parents of survivors aged ≤16 years at diagnosis and ≥20 years at study. Population-based comparisons were derived from a random sample of the general population (≥1 child aged ≥20 years) and standardized by sociodemographic characteristics of survivor parents. We used logistic regression to identify cancer-related characteristics associated with not being married. The quality of the partner relationship was evaluated using the relationship-specific attachment scale for adults assessing the dimensions security (secure-fearful) and dependency (dependent-independent). Results: A total of 784 parents (58.9% mothers) of 512 survivors (response rate: 44.0%) and 471 comparison parents completed the questionnaire. Parents of survivors were less often divorced/separated (9.0% vs 17.5%, P

Intralesional injection of collagenase clostridium histolyticum (CCH) improves Peyronie's disease (PD) symptoms; however, patient perspectives regarding PD and CCH treatment have not been fully elucidated. This cross-sectional qualitative study included heterosexual men with PD who received ≥1 injection of study medication and had ≥1 posttreatment Peyronie's Disease Questionnaire (PDQ) assessment during a prior phase 2b clinical trial. These patients were "responders" if they reported (as part of the Global Assessment of the PDQ) that overall symptoms and effects of PD had at least "improved in a small but important way" after CCH therapy. Among 45 patients interviewed, penile bending or curvature was the most common and bothersome PD symptom reported (by 97.8% and 48.9% of patients, respectively). Patients indicated that multiple alterations were necessary in their sex lives because of penile symptoms and specified that these changes impacted their emotional health and partner relationship. Treatment with CCH improved PD symptoms (44.4%), frequency of or ability to have vaginal intercourse (22.2%) and partner relationship (22.2%), particularly among responders. Given that physical, psychologic and sexual function are impacted by PD, clinical trials that evaluate treatments for PD should include patient-reported outcome measures (e.g., the PDQ) to assess overall well-being after treatment.

In Latin America (LA), HIV prevalence among MSM is estimated at thirty times greater than in the general male population. Little is known about the role of social support or disclosure status in relation to the HIV care continuum among LA MSM. Using multivariable logistic generalized estimation equations, we assessed the impact of social support satisfaction and disclosure status on engagement in HIV care, ART initiation, and ART adherence with data from an online, multinational sample of HIV infected MSM in Latin America (N = 2,350). 80.0% were engaged in HIV care, 71% initiated ART, and among those, 37% reported missing at least one dose in the past month. In multivariable models, compared to being very satisfied with social support, being somewhat satisfied (aOR = 0.73, 95% CI 0.56, 0.95) or somewhat dissatisfied (aOR = 0.83, 95% CI 0.70, 0.98) were associated with reduced odds of reporting 100% ART adherence. Disclosure of status was associated with a greater odds of HIV care engagement (OR = 1.63, 95% CI 1.28, 2.07) and ART initiation (OR = 1.55, 95% CI 1.30, 1.84). Greater satisfaction with social support and comfort disclosing HIV status to these sources were associated with improved engagement in HIV care and greater initiation of ART among MSM in LA.

Intimate partner relationship quality during the child-bearing years has implications for maternal health. The purpose of this study was to test whether partner satisfaction, partner conflict, and their interaction predicted maternal cardio-metabolic health at 12-months postpartum. Women were recruited in 5 U.S. sites. Partner conflict and satisfaction were measured at 6-months postpartum, and cardio-metabolic indicators (blood pressure, waist-hip ratio, glycosylated hemoglobin, total cholesterol:HDL ratio) were assessed at 6- and 12-months. Cardio-metabolic indices were scored continuously (CMrisk) and using clinical risk cutoffs (CM scores). A significant conflict-by-satisfaction interaction emerged for the CM risk, b(SE) = .043 (.016), p = .006, and CM scores, b(SE)= .089 (.028), p = .002, such that when partner satisfaction was low, low partner conflict was associated with poorer postpartum cardio-metabolic health. This is the first study to examine close relationships and cardio-metabolic health during the child-bearing years, an issue warranting further attention.

Leseprobe ----- Zusammenfassung Living-Apart-Together-Beziehungen (LATs, Paarbeziehungen ohne gemeinsamen Haushalt) sind aus verschiedenen Grunden ein zentrales Element der Jugendphase geworden. Die Forschung zu LATs im Jugendalter befindet sich im Schnittfeld unterschiedlicher Forschungsgebiete, deren jeweiligen Forschungsergebnisse in diesem Beitrag zunachst zusammengefasst werden, woraus verschiedene zu erwartende LAT-Typen abgeleitet werden konnen. Anschliesend werden in einer Sequenzdatenanalyse mit Daten der 1. Welle des Pairfams fur Lebenslaufe von 14 und 25 Jahren Typen von Partnerschaftsverlaufen identifiziert. Das fuhrt teilweise zur Bestatigung, aber auch zur Modifikation und Erganzung der aus dem Forschungsstand abgeleiteten Annahmen zu LATs von Jugendlichen. Zentral ist, dass die LAT haufig als Vorstufe zu einer Kohabitation auftritt, in dieser Form aber von unterschiedlicher Bedeutung sein kann. Zudem scheint die LAT, anders als bisher oft angenommen, auch schon in der Jugend als dauerhafte, bevorzugte Beziehungsform gewahlt zu werden. Schlagworter: Living Apart Together (LAT), Partnerschaft, Jugendforschung, Lebenslaufforschung, Sequenzdatenanalyse ----- „Living Apart Together“ among youth: more than a transitional period? Abstract Living Apart Together relationships (LAT, couples without a common household) have become a central partnership form in young people's lifes for various reasons. In this article, we first summarize results on LATs among youth from different fields of research, from which we derive different types of expected LATs. Secondly, we explore different types of LAT partnerships with the means of sequence analysis using data of the first wave of the German Family Panel (Pairfam). Our results show, that the LAT is often a prelude to other partnership forms among youth, even though with different meanings for the respondents. In contrary to assumptions in the literature, we however also find evidence, that the LAT is the ideal and therefore durable living arrangement for some youth. Keywords: Living Apart Together (LAT), partnership, youth research, life course research, sequence analysis ----- Bibliographie: Hoppmann, Isabella/Zimmermann, Okka: „Living Apart Together“ in der Jugend ‒ nur eine Vorstufe zur Kohabitation?, Diskurs Kindheits- und Jugendforschung, 1-2018, S. 69-86. https://doi.org/10.3224/diskurs.v13i1.06

In dieser empirischen Studie wird aufgezeigt, wie Teenager in ihren ersten Liebesbeziehungen den Beziehungsraum gestalten und wie es innerhalb dieser sozialen Interaktion zu Gewaltwiderfahrnissen kommen kann. Die Entstehung und Dynamik solcher Beziehungen werden aus der Perspektive der Teenager beschrieben und daraus resultierend Präventionsmaßnahmen, wie z.B. die Entwicklung und Durchführung von Unterrichtseinheiten für Schülerinnen und Schüler der Klassen 7 bis 10, dargestellt. Im Rahmen einer sozialpsychologischen qualitativen Analyse von Expertinnen- und Experteninterviews aus verschiedenen Bereichen der Jugendhilfe und der Polizei sowie der Schulsozialarbeit werden Eckpunkte einer nachhaltigen Präventionsarbeit formuliert.

Estudos recentes sugerem que a infertilidade tanto pode ser benéfica como danosa à relação conjugal. Esta divergência deve-se, em parte, à falta de grupos de controlo adequados e à não utilização da díade como unidade de análise. Este estudo teve como objetivo testar a existência de diferenças significativas ao nível da satisfação relacional e do consenso diádico nesta variável em 358 casais, divididos em quatro grupos consoante a experiência de infertilidade e de parentalidade. Recorrendo a análises multivariadas de covariância, foram utilizadas como variáveis dependentes a satisfação relacional feminina e masculina e o respetivo consenso diádico, e como variáveis de controlo as idades feminina e masculina, a duração da relação, e a satisfação reportada pelo parceiro. Não se verificaram efeitos significativos da satisfação reprodutiva nos níveis feminino e masculino de satisfação relacional e no consenso diádico nos quatro grupos, mantendo-se os resultados após introdução das covariáveis. Pese embora a necessidade de investigações futuras que possam acompanhar os casais longitudinalmente e idealmente antes ainda de iniciar o projeto de parentalidade, estes resultados sugerem que a vivência de barreiras à fertilidade por si só não afeta a satisfação relacional. Going through the experience of infertility has been shown to be both beneficial and detrimental to the couple relationship. This divergent evidence can be attributed to the lack of adequate control groups and not using the dyad as the unit of analysis. This study addresses these gaps by analyzing the differences in 358 couples regarding relational satisfaction and its dyadic consensus. We used multivariate analyses of covariance (MANCOVAs) to test the effect of experiencing infertility in relational satisfaction and its dyadic consensus, which were assessed through the Perceived Relationship Quality Components Inventory. Female and male age, relationship length, and the partner relationship satisfaction were assessed as covariates. Results revealed no significant differences of female and male relational satisfaction and its dyadic consensus between groups, even after introducing covariates. By using the couple as the unit of analysis and differentiating between the experience of parenthood and infertility, our results suggest that there are no differences between the various reproductive stages in the way men and women perceive their relationship, and the way they agree on their satisfaction levels. Future studies assessing developmental trajectories of couples are needed to ascertain causality. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Roditelji djece s teškoćama u razvoju suočeni su s povećanim razinama stresa vezanim uz odgoj djeteta s teškoćama koji iznimno utječu na njihov partnerski odnos. Kao mogući prediktori stabilnosti partnerske veze među roditeljima djece s teškoćama pokazale su se demografske i socio-ekonomske karakteristike roditelja, odnosno obitelji (Tøssebro i Wendelborg, 2017). Cilj ovog kvantitativnog istraživanja je bio ispitati povezanosti između obrazovanja, obiteljskih prihoda, konflikata, pružene partnerske podrške, primljene partnerske podrške i zadovoljstva odnosom te doprinos stupnja obrazovanja roditelja i obiteljskih prihoda kao prediktora na razinu konflikata, pruženu partnersku podršku, primljenu partnersku podršku te na zadovoljstvo partnerskim odnosom kod roditelja djece s teškoćama u razvoju. Također se ispitivalo postoje li razlike u razini zadovoljstva odnosom kod majki i očeva. Rezultati ovog rada su dobiveni analizom odgovora 33 para roditelja djece s teškoćama u razvoju koji su pojedinačno ispunjavali upitnik „PSI-Well: Izgradnja mostova. Promicanje socijalne uključenosti i dobrobiti obitelji djece s teškoćama“, prikupljenih u sklopu međunarodnog Erasmus+ projekta „Socijalna inkluzija i dobrobit obitelji djece s teškoćama“. Rezultati su pokazali statistički značajnu povezanost između primljene partnerske podrške i pružene partnerske podrške, zadovoljstva odnosom; pružene partnerske podrške i zadovoljstva odnosom; obiteljskih prihoda i primljene partnerske podrške, pružene partnerske podrške, zadovoljstva odnosom; te između konflikata i pružene, primljene partnerske podrške. Također je pronađen statistički značajan doprinos obrazovanja i obiteljskih prihoda na razinu primljene i razinu pružene partnerske podrške. Nije se pokazala statistički značajna razlika u razini zadovoljstva odnosom između majki i očeva. Budući da je ovo područje nedovoljno istraženo u Republici Hrvatskoj, ovaj rad je poticaj budućih istraživanja kvalitete partnerskih odnosa roditelja djece s teškoćama u razvoju i ostalih mogućih prediktora zadovoljstva odnosom, uključujući način komunikacije, zajedničko vrijeme, partnerske uloge, način rješavanja konflikata i slično., Parents of children with developmental disabilities are faced with increased levels of stress related to child rearing that have a profound impact on their partner relationship. As a possible predictor of the stability of partner relationship of parents of children with disabilities, demographic and socio-economic characteristics of parents have been shown (Tøssebro and Wendelborg, 2017). The aim of this quantitative research was to examine the correlation between education, family income, conflict, provided partner support, received partner support and relationship satisfaction, and contribution of the level of parent education and family income as predictors of conflict level, provided partner support, received partner support, and satisfaction gained from partner relationship by parents of children with disabilities. It was also examined whether there are differences in satisfaction level with mothers and fathers. The results of this work were obtained by analyzing the response of 33 pairs of parents of children with developmental disabilities who individually completed the questionnaire "PSI-Well: Building Bridges: Promoting Social Inclusion and Wellbeing for Families of Children with Special Needs“. The results showed a statistically significant correlation between the received partner support ,the provision of partner support and satisfaction with the relationship; family income and received partner support, provided partner support, relationship satisfaction; and between conflict and provided, received partner support. There was also found a statistically significant contribution of education and family income to the level of received and the level of provided partner support. There was no statistically significant difference in satisfaction level between mothers and fathers. Since this area is insufficiently researched in the Republic of Croatia, this paper is an encouragement for future research into the quality of partner relationships of parents of children with developmental disabilities and other potential predictors of relationship satisfaction, including communication, time together, partner role, conflict resolution, and so on.

Partner relationship management (PRM) refers to processes and methodologies associated with managing the relationship between corporations and their partners. Recently, the importance of PRM has been increasingly emphasized, and it is considered as a core competitive factor for firms whose sales heavily rely on the intermediate distributor. In this paper, we identify key success factors for PRM system based on literature review on CRM system and interviews with domain experts, and prioritize them from two different perspectives, firms and partners, based on analytical hierarchy process. Partners responded that trust-building between firms and partners, quality of system, and satisfaction level for information system have high priorities, while firms responded that quality of system, information share, and trust building between firms and partners. Identified factors and evaluated priorities can provide a strategic guideline when planning the PRM system building.

The research conducted on the sample of 80 young adults aimed to find out relations between perfectionism (self-oriented and partner-oriented) and dimensions of love (intimacy, passion, commitment). Furthermore, relations between perfectionism and satisfaction in partner relationships are presented in the study. Data were collected through a set of questionnaires which consisted of two subscales of Fahrenberg’s questionnaire of life satisfaction (measuring partnership and sexual satisfaction), four-factors version of Frost’s multidimensional scale of perfectionism (measuring perfectionist tendencies of respondents), Sternberg’s triangular love scale (measuring three dimensions of love), and Stoeber’s scale of dyadic perfectionism (focusing on partner-oriented perfectionism). The self-oriented perfectionism shows negative correlation with sexual satisfaction. The partner- oriented perfectionism shows negative correlation with dimensions of love, and partnership satisfaction.