a situation which arises in family situations where one parent assumes behaviour of the other, dominant partner.
MARITAL SKEW: "Typically within a marital skew, one partner will take on a submissive role and the other partner will take on a dominant role."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "MARITAL SKEW," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/marital-skew/ (accessed January 29, 2023).