Abstract

Evidence suggests men are more reluctant to participate in relational interventions than women. Past research has shown how personality characteristics and demographics influence marital intervention participation. However, these factors do not show how they uniquely influence men’s participation and are not generalizable beyond respective sample frames. A sample of 2,150 early-married men were drawn from a nationally representative sample known as the Couple Relationships and Transition Experiences (CREATE) survey. Binary and multinomial logistic regression analyses were used to address the research questions. Results showed that religiosity, depressive symptoms, and race/ethnicity were significant predictors of marital intervention participation. Implications for interventions are discussed.

摘要

有证据表明，男性比女性更不愿意参与关系干预。过去的研究表明，人格特征和人口统计学如何影响婚姻干预的参与。然而，这些因素并没有显示它们如何独特地影响男性的参与，并且不能在各自的样本框架之外推广。从全国代表性样本中抽取了 2,150 名早婚男性的样本，该样本称为夫妻关系和过渡经历 (CREATE) 调查。二元和多项逻辑回归分析用于解决研究问题。结果表明，宗教信仰、抑郁症状和种族/民族是婚姻干预参与的重要预测因素。讨论了干预措施的意义。