Abstract

This study follows up on a prior review of empirical research on African marital relationships (scientific dissemination, thematic focus, and methodology), and presents a summary of the results of empirical studies conducted in Africa (2000–2018) on psychological processes and patterns in conjugality. Forty-one empirical studies, performed predominantly in countries such as Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa, were analyzed. The main themes identified were related to three categories: (1) conjugality, motivation and well-being; (2) marital quality, satisfaction and stability; (3) marital violence. The results indicate that marriage is an important life goal in most African societies, especially for women and that certain conditions linked to high-risk sexual behaviors, HIV and conjugal violence play an important role in the dynamics of marital relationships.

摘要

本研究是对非洲婚姻关系实证研究（科学传播、主题重点和方法论）的先前回顾的后续研究，并总结了在非洲（2000-2018 年）进行的关于婚姻关系的心理过程和模式的实证研究结果。夫妻关系。对主要在尼日利亚、加纳和南非等国家进行的 41 项实证研究进行了分析。确定的主要主题与三类有关：（1）婚姻、动机和幸福；(2)婚姻质量、满意度和稳定性；(3) 婚姻暴力。结果表明，婚姻是大多数非洲社会的重要人生目标，尤其是对女性而言，并且某些情况与高危性行为有关，