Marital satisfaction in deaf couples: a review study
Abstract
Background and Aim: One of the most important aspects of marital life is the satisfaction of couples. Marital satisfaction is a positive and enjoyable attitude that the husband and wife have in different aspects of marital relations such as relationships, personality issues, conflict resolution, financial issues, sexual relations, and children. Deafness affects the relationship between couples and may decrease emotional and physical intimacy. Therefore, loss of hearing has negative consequences for marital satisfaction. This study aimed to investigate marital satisfaction in deaf couples.
Recent Findings: A review of studies between 1978 and 2017 has shown that marital satisfaction in couples who are both deaf are higher than couples who one of the couples is deaf.
Conclusion: Studies show that deaf- hearing marriage leads to less life satisfaction than deaf-deaf or hearing hearing marriage. Lack of national studies in this field is obvious. It seems that teaching the couples life skills by can be helpful.
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2. Sudmand N, Dadkhah A, Movallali G, Rostami M, Sattari M. [Effectiveness of group life skills training on Anger control of deaf adolescents]. Journal of Applied Phcychological Research. 2016;7(3):241-52. Persian.
3. Fellinger J, Holzinger D, Pollard R. Mental health of deaf people. The Lancet. 2012;379(9820):1037-44. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61143-4
4. Hindley PA, Hill PD, McGuigan S, Kitson N. Psychiatric disorder in deaf and hearing impaired children and young people: a prevalence study. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 1994;35(5):917-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1994.tb02302.x
5. Edwards L, Crocker S. Psychological processes in deaf children with complex needs: an evidence-based practical guide. 1st ed. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers; 2008.
6. Abedi A, Dadkhah A, Rostami M, Soltani PR, Movallali G, Salehy Z. Marital satisfaction of Iranian deaf women: the role of a life skills training program. Asian Journal of Social Sciences and Management Studies. 2016;3(4):234-40. doi: 10.20448/journal.500/2016.3.4/500.4.234.240
7. Abedi A, Movallali G, Rostami M, Reza Soltani P, Dadkhah A. [The effect of a life skills training program component enrich marital satisfaction of Iranian deaf women]. Applied Psychological Research Quarterly. 2015;6(3):115-31. Persian. doi: 10.22059/JAPR.2015.58398s
8. Pourheydari S, Bagherian F, Bahadorkhan J, Doustkam M. [The effects of life skills training on marital and sexual satisfaction of young couples]. Knowledge & Research in Applied Psychology. 2013;14(51):14-22. Persian.
9. Aida Y, Falbo T. Relationships between marital satisfaction, resources, and power strategies. Sex Roles. 1991;24(1-2):43-56.
10. Karney BR, Frye NE. "But we've been getting better lately": comparing prospective and retrospective views of relationship development. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2002;82(2):222-38. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.82.2.222
11. Blum JS, Mehrabian A. Personality and temperament correlates of marital satisfaction. J Pers. 1999;67(1):93-125. doi: 10.1111/1467-6494.00049
12. Roizblatt A, Kaslow F, Rivera S, Fuchs T, Conejero C, Zacharias A. Long lasting marriages in chile. Contemp Fam Ther. 1999;21(1):113-29.
13. Morgan ME. Relationship satisfaction in mixed deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing couples. [Dissertation]. Washington DC: Graduate School of Gallaudet University; 2013.
14. Schumm WR, Paff-Bergen LA, Hatch RC, Obiorah FC, Copeland JM, Meens LD, et al. Concurrent and discriminant validity of the kansas marital satisfaction scale. Journal of Marriage and the Family. 1986;48(2);381-7. doi: 10.2307/352405
15. McIntosh A. Marital satisfaction and conflict styles in deaf-hearing couples: a comparison. Proceeding of the 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences; 2006 May 31 to June 03; Honolulu, Hawaii.
16. Lehane CM, Dammeyer J1, Elsass P. Sensory loss and its consequences for couples' psychosocial and relational wellbeing: an integrative review. Aging ent Health. 2017;21(4):337-47. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2015.1132675
17. Yorgason JB, Piercy FP, Piercy SK. Acquired hearing impairment in older couple relationships: An exploration of couple resilience processes. J Aging Stud. 2007;21(3):215-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jaging.2006.10.002
18. Johnston-McCabe P, Levi-Minzi M, Van Hasselt VB, Vanderbeek A. Domestic violence and social support in a clinical sample of deaf and hard of hearing women. J Fam Violence. 2011;26(1):63-9. doi: 10.1007/s10896-010-9342-4
19. Mastrocinque JM, Thew D, Cerulli C, Raimondi C, Pollard RQ Jr, Chin NP. Deaf victims' experiences with intimate partner violence: the need for integration and innovation. J Interpers Violence. 2015. pii: 0886260515602896. doi: 10.1177/0886260515602896
20. Anderson ML, Leigh IW, Samar VJ. Intimate partner violence against Deaf women: a review. Aggress Violent Behav. 2011;16(3):200-6. doi: 10.1016/j.avb.2011.02.006
21. Heiman E, Haynes S, McKee M. Sexual health behaviors of deaf american sign language (ASL) users. Disabil Health J. 2015;8(4):579-85. doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.06.005
22. Tavakoli M, Talebi H, Shomeil Shushtari S, Aghaei E. [The mental health of hearing impaired adults]. J Rehab Med. 2015;4(4):142-7. Persian.
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| Issue | Vol 27 No 4 (2018) | |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/avr.v27i4.122 | |
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Abedi A, Rostami M, Abedi S, Sudmand N, Movallali G. Marital satisfaction in deaf couples: a review study. Aud Vestib Res. 2018;27(4):179-184.
