Only five studies (N=633) had included measures of marital function, but only very small (ES 0.09 0.08), non-significant effects were found.
The pooled results did not reach statistical significance for the 10 studies which had investigated effects on infertility-related distress and the 5 studies which had included measures of marital function.
In studies of pain, marital functioning and psychological distress, there are mixed results regarding the contribution of spousal support to their partner's experience of pain and psychological distress [ 17].
In depth analyses of the patients' living arrangements in terms of variations in the patterns of roles, family organization, marital functioning, spouse's specific behaviors and the level of marital satisfaction may help shed some light in this area [ 4, 15].
Concerning family characteristics, we hypothesize that adolescent problem behavior is predicted by low SES, poor quality of parent attachment, low marital functioning and high frequency of daily hassles concerning both parents [ 1, 15, 17].
With regard to family characteristics (socio-economic status, marital functioning, quality of parent child attachment and children's daily hassles concerning ill and healthy parents), Sieh et al. [ 1] ascertained that children's problem behavior was more common in studies characterized by low socio-economic status (SES).
Secondary outcomes include body image, marital functioning, psychological distress, menopausal symptoms, and health-related quality of life.
Based on community samples, there is an indication that CSA survivors experience problems in marital functioning and attachment.
Marital functioning and depressive symptoms: Evidence for a stress generation model.
While men tend to suffer from occupational functioning, while women suffer in their marital functioning.
