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wife, a trivial conflict and a recent sadness or disappointment. Couples reported on their affect and
arousal during the interactions, and their physiological responses (skin-conductance and heart-rate)
were monitored using a physiograph. The couples' behavior during the interaction was coded from
the videotapes. Violent and nonviolent couples differed in terms of their self-reported affect, their
physiological arousal and their conflict behavior, although violence sometimes interacted with
satisfaction or topic. Females' affect and arousal tended to be more clearly associated with
violence than was that of males.
5063.3 Effects of social support on passion, power and marital satisfaction, S. Rivera-Aragón,
R. Sanchez-Aragón, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Social Support type and quality of the relationship are crucial processes in couple relationships. In
the present study, the effect of love, power, passion, and marital satisfaction on perception and
offering of support was studied. In order to assess the relationship between these variables, 301
heterosexual couples answered the Behavioral Styles Inventory, the Love Styles Inventory, the
power Styles Scale and the Multiphase Marital Satisfaction Inventory. Results show that higher
levels of support are related to Marital Satisfaction, Positive Love and Power Styles and Passion.
Results are discussed in relationship to the culture and the importance of close relationships.
5063.4 The duration of non-kin relationships: Adding a qualitative perspective, D. Perlman,
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
De Jong Gierveld and Perlman (2003) reported large-scale quantitative studies on the duration of
non-kin relationships in the U.S. and the Netherlands in which they found many factors contribute
to the duration of nonkin relationships (e.g., he age of the respondents and the years since they
have last moved). Using a qualitative, unstructured interview approach, the present study extends
de Jong Gierveld and Perlman's work to consider what people believe leads to the longevity of
their social ties and whether their perceptions correspond with survey findings. A comparison of
the factors will be made and reasons for similarities and differences discussed.
5063.5 The role of bio-psycho-socio-cultural variables on couples well being and individuals
health, R. Diaz-Loving, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, Mexico
Measures of testosterone, personality attributes, behavioral styles and couple interaction and
conflict were used to predict emotional reactions of anger, depression, anxiety and hope, which in
turn served as mediators for couple interactive behaviors of support or violence, and finally were
introduced as predictors of mental health, psychosomatic reactions, blood pressure and marital
satisfaction in a sample of 200 Mexican married couples. Multiple regressions and structural
equations modeling show significant and robust patterns of relationship, which will be discussed
in terms of future applied work with Mexican families.
5064 INVITED SYMPOSIUM
Violence, terrorism and mental health
Convener and Chair: W. Khan, India
Co-convener: M. Wessells, USA
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