Women's and men's consciousness of shortcomings in marital relations, and of the need for change
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Are women more or less satisfied with their marriage than men? Are they more interested than men in pressing for change in their relationship? A recent study collected information on men's and women's positive and negative feelings about their partners and their relationships. This paper is a preliminary report of findings from the Melbourne Marriage Survey which examined the perceptions of a sample of currently married men and women. It was undertaken to establish the existence of consciousness in both a general and specific sense of the need for change in the relationship.
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Published
2 April 2001
Content type
Family Matters article