Perceptions of Marital Togetherness and Companionship: A Study of Older Men's Marital Relationships.

摘要

Older men's perceptions of marital togetherness are related to their behaviors in daily activities. Those who perceive themselves as closer together with their wives spend more weekend time in their company and less weekend time in company which excludes them. Perceptions of older men's social relations in terms of loneliness indicate that those who see themselves as closer together with their wives are less likely to feel lonely. In addition, those who are more satisfied with the degree they are paired with their wives tend to be those who feel closer together with them. While those with higher and lower ratings of marital togetherness report equal numbers of close friends other than their wives, those who perceive themselves as less together with them are less likely to spend weekend time in their wives' company. Those men who feel more paired with their wives would seem to choose more activities which include their close friends and their wives at the same time. Further research which links detailed information on daily behaviors to perceptions of marital quality needs to be done here. Keywords: Sociology, Interpersonal relationships. (EMK)