Abstract

SCHUNKE, Lídia Käfer; FALCKE, Denise  and  MOSMANN, Clarisse Pereira. Money management in conjugality: Discriminating role of conflict resolution, communication and adjustment strategies. Psicol. clin. [online]. 2022, vol.34, n.2, pp. 407-427. ISSN 0103-5665.  http://dx.doi.org/10.33208/PC1980-5438v0034n02A09.

The way a dyad manages money is related to different marital variables. This study aimed to investigate the discerning role of marital communication, conflict resolution strategies and marital adjustment in the marital money management system (independent or shared). In a quantitative, cross-sectional, comparative and explanatory study, 108 individuals in stable cohabiting relationships took part, who responded online to: sociodemographic questionnaire, Marital Money Management Scale, Dutch Marital Communication Questionnaire, Conflict Resolution Behavioral Questionnaire, and Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The results show that the group of individuals who adopt shared management was characterized by cohesion, open communication, marital satisfaction, agreement and consensus strategies. Those adopting independent management were singularized by avoidance, attack and negative communication strategies. The discriminant model showed positive marital variables pointed to shared management, and negative ones, to independent management. Handling money involves stance, behaviors and perceptions beyond the sharing of assets, and doing it together is associated to indicators of functionality in the relationship.

Keywords : money management; marital relations; marital conflict; communication.

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