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Peer reviewedEttinger, Debra; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1992
Comments on Heim and Snyder (1991) study which explored interaction between marital discord and spouses' attributions in predicting depression. Suggests that attributional theory model may set up reductionistic research stance, potentially separating what depressed people think from their circumstances and history and implying linear relationship…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Marital Instability, Prediction
Peer reviewedSnyder, Douglas K.; Heim, Susan Creekmore – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1992
Heim and Snyder respond to Ettinger et al.'s comments in previous article concerning Heim and Snyder's 1991 study exploring interaction between marital discord and spouses' attributions in predicting depression. Discusses findings and reiterates complex and recursive relationships among marital difficulties, depression, cognitive processes, and…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Depression (Psychology), Marital Instability, Prediction
Peer reviewedBerman, Alan L.; And Others – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1992
Presents two cases chosen to draw attention to marital and developmental dynamics of suicidal behavior. Both case vignettes are based on individual interviews with suicidal persons and their spouses during the suicidal person's psychiatric hospitalization, and both include observations of the marital interaction. Case vignettes are followed by…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Interpersonal Relationship, Marital Instability, Marital Satisfaction
