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Abstract
In this study we investigate the longitudinal relation between maintenance behaviors and marital satisfaction. Forty married couples completed measures of maintenance behaviors and marital satisfaction at Time 1. The couples again completed the measure of marital satisfaction 1 year later. Analyses revealed that the use of maintenance behaviors at Time 1 was related to perceptions of satisfaction at Time 2. Further, certain maintenance behaviors seem to be more influential than others in predicting later perceptions of marital satisfaction. The findings suggest that the maintenance behaviors of wives and husbands are systemically and dynamically connected, and that the maintenance of marriages is a highly complex process.
