A QUALIDADE CONJUGAL EM CASAIS COABITANTES NA ETAPA DE FORMAÇÃO DO CASAL

Giovania Mitie Maesima; Angélica Paula Neumann; Marina  Zanella Delatorre; Adriana  Wagner

doi:10.4025/psicolestud.v30i0.59588

Giovania Mitie Maesima Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4347-3601
Angélica Paula Neumann Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto do Uruguai e das Missões - Campus Erechim https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5888-0360
Marina Zanella Delatorre Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8475-6213
Adriana Wagner Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0629-2310

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/psicolestud.v30i0.59588

Keywords: Marital relations;, couple dynamics;, qualitative research.

Abstract

This study aimed to understand and describe how marital quality is expressed among cohabiting couples experiencing the couple formation process. Marital quality was examined based on the following dimensions: satisfaction, commitment, intimacy, sexuality, and affectivity. We interviewed eight heterosexual, cohabiting, childless young adult couples living in Porto Alegre and its metropolitan area. Deductive thematic analysis revealed that the assessed dimensions of marital quality feed back into each other. The couples demonstrated high-quality marriages through their desire to maintain and invest in their relationships, their shared sense of intimacy, their mutually satisfying sexual experiences, and their expressions of affection and care for their partners. Overall, the participants expressed satisfaction with their romantic relationships. Finally, this study underscores the importance of investigating marital quality during the process of forming a couple, given the repercussions of the patterns established at this stage throughout the life cycle.

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Marina Zanella Delatorre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Marina Zanella Delatorre é Psicóloga, Mestre e Doutora em Psicologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Pós doutoranda no Programa de Pós Graduação em Psicologia da UFRGS. Membro do Núcleo de Pesquisa Dinâmica das Relações Familiares (www.ufrgs.br/relacoesfamiliares).

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MARITAL QUALITY IN COHABITING COUPLES DURING THE COUPLE FORMATION PROCESS

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