Stability and process issues in intermarriage : a study of martial satisfaction and problem solving in American Indian intermarried and European American endogamous families

Graduation date: 1996The purpose of the study was to investigate process and\ud stability issues in intermarried families utilizing data\ud from a group of American Indian intermarried families and a\ud group of endogamous European American families. Stability\ud issues such as marital satisfaction and overall problem\ud solving were investigated by comparing scores between the\ud two groups. Process issues such as the participation and\ud the coalition practices related to intermarriage were\ud investigated by comparing scores between the two groups and\ud analyzing in more depth the gender and ethnic data of the\ud parents in the American Indian intermarried group.\ud Supplementary qualitative analysis was also supplied by\ud focus groups of American Indian college students discussing\ud the subject of American Indian intermarried families.\ud Significant distinctions were identified by both analyses\ud which indicate a complex relationship between intermarriage\ud status, American Indian culture, family problem solving, and\ud marital satisfaction