What is commitment?
How married and cohabiting parents talk about their relationships
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June 2005
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Abstract
In this article the authors discuss the findings of a small qualitative New Zealand study that examined the accounts of married and cohabiting parents about their views of relationship commitment. The authors asked couples to describe the concept of commitment, their experiences of commitment as partners and parents, why they had chosen to marry or not marry, and barriers to leaving their relationships.
In this article the authors discuss the findings of a small qualitative New Zealand study that examined the accounts of married and cohabiting parents about their views of relationship commitment. The authors asked couples to describe the concept of commitment, their experiences of commitment as partners and parents, why they had chosen to marry or not marry, and barriers to leaving their relationships.