AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This makes marriage the most common relationship status for middle-aged adults in the United States. Marital satisfaction tends to increase for many couples in midlife as children are leaving home.

Detailed explanation-2: -Specifically, compared with their younger counterparts, older adults may be likely to give less weight to conflictual issues with their spouse and thus are likely to experience higher levels of marital satisfaction and better emotional well-being (conflict and disagreement notwithstanding).

Detailed explanation-3: -The results showed a significant effect of conflict resolution style on the level of marital satisfaction for men and women in the early years of marriage, where conflict engagement, withdrawal, and positive problem solving could significantly predict marital satisfaction.

Detailed explanation-4: -The mean age associated with effect sizes ranged from 20 to 76 years and the mean relationship duration from 3 months to 46 years. Results on mean levels indicated that relationship satisfaction decreased from age 20 to 40, reached a low point at age 40, then increased until age 65, and plateaued in late adulthood.