Daviduk N. Self-image as a regulator of matrimonial relations

The thesis is dedicated to the study of the correlation between a self-image and the specifics of matrimonial relations. The author has determined a correlation between the partner's self-image and the character of their conjugal relationship in different periods of their marriage (young, mature couples and couples going through a divorce procedure). There have been revealed different types of marriage relations - constructive, non-constructive and non-concerted, and described parameters, which are typical for different types of marriage relations: partners' self-images, self-relations, specifics of a relationship system, role expectations and claims. The author has analyzed how the psychotherapy can optimize partners' interaction and proposed a self-developed training program for optimizing matrimonial interactions through self-consciousness and self-adjustment development. Key words: self-image, self-consciousness, self-relation, mat-rimonial relations.