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Finding Meaning in Religious Practices: The Relation Between Religious Holiday Rituals and Marital Satisfaction


  Author: Barbara H. Fiese, Thomas J. Tomcho
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Publication: Journal of Family Psychology, Vol. 15, No. 4
Document Date:                  2001
Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Religion and Family
Related Categories:
Family, Religion and Culture > Religion Affiliation
Marriage > Marital Satisfaction
Marriage > Rituals/Cultural Distinctives
 

This article demonstrates that having shared religious holiday rituals can positively affect marital satisfaction.  The authors examine the ways in which shared religious rituals can serve to affirm relationships and connect values and beliefs.  Differences in men's and women's perceptions of these rituals are also discussed.

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