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Relationship of Marital Attitudes with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Present Family Relationship in Young Adults


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1 Assistant Professor, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Student, MA Counselling Psychology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
     

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Marital Attitudes and Expectations refer to an individual's thoughts, beliefs and approach towards the institution of marriage and relevant anticipations regarding the characteristics of one's own marital relationship. Adverse Childhood Experience insinuates one's exposure to intensive and habitual toxic stress or traumatic events before the age of 18 years. Family Relationship pertains to the degree of connectedness among the members in a household. The present paper aimed to analyse the association of exposure to adverse childhood experiences and the aspects of present family relationship (i.e., cohesiveness, expressiveness & conflict) with marital attitudes and expectations in Indian young adults.

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marital attitudes, expectation, adverse childhood experience, family relationship, young adults
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Authors

Soni Kewalramani
Assistant Professor, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow Campus, Uttar Pradesh, India
Sneha Hazra
Student, MA Counselling Psychology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Abstract


Marital Attitudes and Expectations refer to an individual's thoughts, beliefs and approach towards the institution of marriage and relevant anticipations regarding the characteristics of one's own marital relationship. Adverse Childhood Experience insinuates one's exposure to intensive and habitual toxic stress or traumatic events before the age of 18 years. Family Relationship pertains to the degree of connectedness among the members in a household. The present paper aimed to analyse the association of exposure to adverse childhood experiences and the aspects of present family relationship (i.e., cohesiveness, expressiveness & conflict) with marital attitudes and expectations in Indian young adults.

Keywords


marital attitudes, expectation, adverse childhood experience, family relationship, young adults

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