When marriages age: The quality of the relationships

With the increment of older population in Puerto Rico, exist the need to study this group to provide adequate services. depth interviews were performed to 10 married people with an average 53.25 years of marriage. Thematic that were analyze: the meaning of marriage in their lives, the strength of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Nina, Ruth
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Brasil
Institución:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Repositorio:Revista Kairós (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/36153
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/36153
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Adulto mayor
Matrimonio
Calidad marital.
Idosos
Casamento
Qualidade matrimonial.
Older adults
Marriage
Marital quality.
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Sumario:With the increment of older population in Puerto Rico, exist the need to study this group to provide adequate services. depth interviews were performed to 10 married people with an average 53.25 years of marriage. Thematic that were analyze: the meaning of marriage in their lives, the strength of their relationship, marital communication, marital conflict, forgiveness, trust and the recommendations to future marriages. Finally, even though the spouses recognize the complexities in their marital relationship they also demonstrated to have a positive view on it.