Abstract Relationships are significantly stressed in the Southeastern United States. Of the six states in the Gulf region (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas), four are in the top-third of the nation's highest divorce rates. Threats to relationship household stability cause a myriad of social problems and public expenses of approximately $24 billion in increased spending in benefit programs to offset family hardship following divorce and relationship dissolution. This study analyzed associations between relationship quality and satisfaction, consensus, and a series of contextual variables among three types of cohabiting homeowners across the Gulf States (unmarried, married, and married with additional family members), surveying variables of interest. Findings indicated that dyadic couple relationships in this sample are generally distressed relative to other states and that significant negativity is present, but that a large portion of the variance in relationship quality is consistently predicted by certain factors. Using an instrument of increased sensitivity, these factors (consensus, negative interaction, household composition, etc.) have been parsed into specific components (types of consensus, types of interaction, etc.) for improved individual analysis. Specific relationship problem areas are outlined, clarified, and discussed.

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南方浪漫：海湾国家同居夫妇之间的关系质量，共识和背景

摘要在美国东南部，人际关系受到了极大的重视。在海湾地区的六个州（佛罗里达州，乔治亚州，阿拉巴马州，密西西比州，路易斯安那州和德克萨斯州）中，有四个州是全美离婚率最高的州之一。对家庭关系稳定的威胁导致无数的社会问题和增加的福利计划支出，增加了约240亿美元的公共开支，以抵消离婚和关系破裂后的家庭困难。这项研究分析了海湾国家三种类型的同居房主（未婚，已婚和已婚并有其他家庭成员）之间的关系质量和满意度，共识以及一系列背景变量之间的关联，并调查了相关变量。研究结果表明，该样本中的二元对偶关系通常相对于其他状态感到困扰，并且存在显着的负性，但某些因素一致地预测了关系质量的大部分差异。使用提高敏感性的工具，将这些因素（共识，负面互动，家庭组成等）解析为特定的成分（共识的类型，互动的类型等），以改善个人分析。概述，阐明和讨论了特定的关系问题领域。这些因素（共识，负面互动，家庭组成等）已解析为特定的组成部分（共识的类型，互动的类型等）以改善个人分析。概述，阐明和讨论了特定的关系问题领域。这些因素（共识，负面互动，家庭组成等）已解析为特定的组成部分（共识的类型，互动的类型等）以改善个人分析。概述，阐明和讨论了特定的关系问题领域。