Indian arranged marriages [electronic resource] : a social psychological perspective / Tulika Jaiswal.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Perspective on western and cross-cultural marital research -- 2. Contemporary India : the cultural context of arranged marriage -- 3. How are we getting along? : findings from Western, cross-cultural and Indian research on couple interaction and marital satisfaction -- 4. Do personal characteristics matter? : findings from Western, cross-cultural and Indian research on individual characteristics and marital satisfaction -- 5. Stressed out? : findings from Western, cross-cultural and Indian research on dyadic stressors and marital satisfaction -- 6. Examining the psychometric validity of the Indian version of the marital functioning test battery -- 7. Psychological examination of predictors of marital satisfaction in Indian arranged marriage -- 8. Toward a better understanding of Indian arranged marriages.