Having children tends to __________ marital satisfaction, and ___________ marital stability
A) increase; decrease
B) decrease; increase
C) increase; increase
D) decrease; decrease
Answer: B
Rationale: Marital satisfaction is usually highest before the birth of the first child and declines until children have left home. On the other hand, children tend to stabilize marriages, as they become the objects of mutual, cooperative focus for the parents.
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