- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A descriptive study of long-term relationships and their impact on marital commitment of African American couples, 1999
- Creator:
- Hudson, Kimberly
- Date of Original:
- 1999-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- This study examined the effects of exposure to long-term relationships on marital commitment of African American couples. The research was based on the premise that exposure to long-term positive relationships will produce a stronger commitment to the relationship. A descriptive approach was used to gather and analyze data from couples in three phases of their courtship: engagement, marriage, and divorce. The sample was taken from two local churches. The participants received a 26-item questionnaire assessing their level of commitment and influences from their social network. The data was analyzed using t-tests and Pearson's R correlations. The researcher found that exposure to long-term positive relationships of parents, grandparents, friends, and coworkers provided for a high level of commitment among African American couples, and exposure to long-term negative relationships produced a low level of commitment. This research is important to the profession because the findings will allow clinicians to empower their clients with the necessary skills and perceptions that will provide for a high level of commitment in their relationship whether or not they were exposed to positive relationships.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:1999_hudson_kimberly.pdf
- Rights Holder:
- Clark Atlanta University
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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