Objective: To explore the formation, perfection, and influence of marriage matching patterns of young couples.
Methods: A balanced regional representative sample of 10 young urban Chinese couples was selected for semi-structured interviews, and the interview contents were analyzed using grounded theory.
Result: The essence of matching is the satisfaction of the needs of both parties in the marriage exchange. The initial matching of ‘resource equivalence’ and ‘trait fit’ is formed based on active mate selection in the marriage-building stage. After the establishment of marriage, specific matching patterns such as ‘relationship boundary,’ ‘relationship management,’ ‘role division,’ and ‘power relationship’ are formed through adjustment; It is more important to achieve the matching of high demand level and the internal matching.
Conclusion: The essence of marital matching lies in the mutual satisfaction of needs in the marriage exchange, which is a dynamic and complex process. When choosing a partner, individuals need to carefully assess and weigh the compatibility of each other's psychological resources, personalities, and beliefs. Once the marriage is established, both parties need to continuously adjust through specific interactions. The matching pattern of a happy marriage is not a rigid, perfectly fitting one, but a dynamic equilibrium that is flexible and adaptable to change.
XIAO Ruolan
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YAN Wenhua
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ZHANG Yunjie
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XU Gurigen
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LIU Shiyu
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GAO Shiyuan
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LIU Yanxi
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XU Duo
. Matching in Marital Relationships From the Perspective of Exchange Theory: A Qualitative Study of Paired Couples[J]. Psychological Communications, 2024
, 7(1)
: 16
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DOI: 10.12100/j.issn.2096-5494.224004
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