In general, most participants had a relative and moderate marital satisfaction in the study. Is marital status a predictor of job satisfaction of. According to craighead and nemeroff 2001, marital satisfaction involves ones subjective evaluation of the relationship or the partner. Does couples communication predict marital satisfaction. Social workers and other allied professionals providing premarital and marital counseling work.
Job satisfaction is a globally important factor in determining human capital and subsequent worker productivity. Journal of behavioral and social sciences, 106 2, 28172821. The international journal of interdisciplinary social sciences. The ttest and analysis of covariance demonstrated there is a significant p marital processes, and the dependent variablemarital satisfactionin a sample of 201 participants who were in 1st marriages. Department of psychology, psychology building, university of georgia, athens, ga 30602. Factors associated with marital satisfaction and quality. The results of stepwise multiple regression for prediction of marital satisfaction with personality characteristics sig. Litzinger s, gordon kc 2005 exploring relationships among communication, sexual satisfaction, and marital satisfaction. Results from this study will add to the scant literature on marital satisfaction and sleep and provide practical application for professionals to help in. One of the most important aspects of marital life is the satisfaction of couples.
This study investigated the influence of marital status on job satisfaction of public secondary school teachers in kisii central subcounty, kenya. Factors associated with marital satisfaction and quality of. The marital satisfaction and its relative factors among. Forced marriage, education, marital satisfaction, married. Forgiveness and its relationship with marital satisfaction. However, some others have treated marital satisfaction as a onedimensional construction.
To develop a qualitative interview protocol to asses married couples perception of marital satisfaction 3. Abstractthe purpose of this study was to investigate the correlate of psychosocial factors on marital satisfaction among public servant in cross river state, nigeria. Sex differences in the implications of partner physical. The marital satisfaction and its relative factors among older adults. Marital satisfaction, jealousy, love, evolutionary psychology 1. Marital satisfaction, forgiveness, sectional study. Marital satisfaction has remained a topic of great interest worldwide. Gender, marital status and job satisfaction an empirical study. On the other hand, marital dissatisfaction has been linked to lower life satisfaction, lower self.
Additional moderator analyses indicated that there were also no gender differences when the levels of marital satisfaction of husbands and wives in the same relationship i. Is marital status a predictor of job satisfaction of public. Marital satisfaction and breakups differ across online. Psychological adaptation, marital satisfaction, and. A survey of factors related to marital satisfaction among married. Increasing precision of measurement for relationship satisfaction with the couples satisfaction index.
One hundred married individuals completed questionnaires measuring marital satisfaction, passionate love, social desirability and six relationshiprelevant variables global happiness, relationship excitement, relationship boredom, sexminusarguments frequency, amount of shared activities and kissing frequency. We find that men tend to be more satisfied with younger wives and less satisfied with older wives. Recent research on marital quality and stability has focused to a large extent on how couples access to and division of resourcesfrom education and income e. Satisfaction survey of marital life in four types of family structure. A total of 226 independent samples with a combined sum of 101,110 participants were included in the meta. Causal direction and selfexpansion versus boredom, journal of social and personal relationships 10. This current study examined the relationship between marital satisfaction and sleep patterns with a sample of ten married couples.
Does couples communication predict marital satisfaction, or. Marital satisfaction has a significant effect on individuals general health, life satisfaction, and sexual pleasure. The influence of psychosocial factors on marital satisfaction. Association has been postulated between marital satisfaction, job satisfaction and mental health. A crosssectional survey substantiated with qualitative studies was conducted so as to identify the major sociodemographic factors that influence the marital satisfaction of married couples among selected districts of jimma zone, oromia, ethiopia. The aim of this research was to analyze factors associated with quality of life qol and marital satisfaction in married family caregivers of patients with mental disorders. To evaluate these perspectives, newlywed couples positivity, negativity, and effectiveness were observed four times at 9. Married family caregivers of patients with severe and persistent. In a dual earner family an important feature is the division of work and family life. Results of multiple regression analyses indicated that marital satisfaction and academic. The mediating effects of mental and physical health deniz yucel1 abstract applying the stressdivorce model to explain the impact of spillover stress, this study analyzes 1,961 married participants in the national study of the changing workforce. Psychological adaptation, marital satisfaction, and academic. Sociodemographic determinants of marital satisfaction in. Marital satisfaction definition marital satisfaction is a mental state that reflects the perceived benefits and costs of marriage to a particular person.
Sexual satisfaction in the marital relationship brien k. In order to look into what factors helped build strong relationships. Pdf the factors predicting marital satisfaction researchgate. In kenya, human capital is a major concern as evidenced by teacher burnout and the strikes in the teaching fraternity. A crosssectional study was conducted in all community mental health services in goiania municipality, brazil, in 20162017. Consistent with previous research, marital satisfaction had moderate. Self report measures for love and compassion research. Spanier, 1976 and the enriching and nurturing relationship issues, communication and happiness inventory enrich. Marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in. Workfamily balance and marital satisfaction american sociological. Vanderweelec adepartment of psychology, center for cognitive and social neuroscience, university of chicago, chicago, il 60637.
Marital satisfaction and psychological wellbeing in clinical and nonclinical samples jennifer suzanne perrin iowa state university follow this and additional works at. An investigation into the influence of selfesteem, generalized selfefficacy and affect. These relative declines erase the initial higher levels of marital satisfaction experienced by men married to younger wives and women married to younger husbands within 6 to 10 years of marriage. Facial expression as a determinant of physical attractiveness. Recent research on marital quality and stability has focused to a large extent on how couples access to and division of resourcesfrom edu. Marriage counselors on marital success and satisfaction 10. Jul 15, 2017 marital satisfaction declines with marital duration for both men and women in differently aged couples relative to those in similarly aged couples. Marital satisfaction affected by both spouses mental. Email interviews were used for data collection meho, 2006. Leisure and marital satisfaction in intercultural marriages. There is, however, a paucity of research on marital satisfaction in nigeria, particularly in relation to job satisfaction and psychological health. Marital satisfaction and passionate love arthur aron. Langer,2 this study investigated the relationships among mindfulness, marital satisfaction, and perceived spousal similarity. The couples satisfaction index csi fetzer institute.
The study of relationship between marital satisfaction and. Pdf marital satisfaction can be defined as the attitude an individual has. Marital satisfaction, job satisfaction and psychological. Marital satisfaction is one of the most often studied constructs in marital research. The more costs a marriage partner inflicts on a person, the less satisfied one generally is with the marriage and with the marriage partner. This study examined the effects of retirement status, length of retirement, and spouses retirement status on marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction is a positive and enjoyable attitude that the husband and wife have in different aspects of marital relations such as. According to the results, the marital satisfaction of married women. Effects of age on marital satisfaction of married people in sunyani municipality dabone, kyeremeh tawiah department of educational foundations, university of cape coast, ghana abstract the study was carried out in order to find whether age was a determinant in the marital satisfaction level. Personality traits and marital satisfaction in predicting. The qualitative approach used in this study was phenomenology, which according to patton is the study of lived experience 2002. Mindfulness and marital satisfaction harvards dash.
The marital satisfaction of differently aged couples. Article pdf available in global journal of health science. N2 this article presents reliability and validity data for the 15item enrich evaluation and nurturing relationship issues, communication and happiness marital satisfaction ems scale. Marital dissatisfaction affect people of all ages, races and cultural backgrounds and often leads to divorce. Asian indians in arranged marriages living in india n 229, asian indians in arranged marriages living in the united states n 185, and americans in. Spouses satisfaction with leisure as a couple, and marital satisfaction 185. Introduction specific employee attitude related to job satisfaction is of major interest in the field of organizational. Part of theclinical psychology commons,family, life course, and society commons, and the mental and social health commons. Retirement and marital satisfaction journal of gerontology. The influence of psychosocial factors on marital satisfaction among public servants in cross river state also the relationship between social factors communication, number of children, time spent together on marital satisfaction among public servants in cross river state. Some researchers have perceived marital satisfaction as a multidimensional construction comprised of various components sousou, 2004. Journal of international students psychological adaptation, marital satisfaction, and. Similarly, the greater the perceived benefits are, the more.
Does couples communication predict marital satisfaction, or does marital satisfaction predict communication. Spouse support was a more important indicator of marital satisfaction for women. We investigate how the marital age gap affects the evolution of marital satisfaction over the duration of marriage using household panel data from australia. The gender marital status job satisfaction relationship of academics. Married family caregivers of patients with severe and.
Langer,2 this study investigated the relationships among mindfulness, marital satisfaction, and per. Marital satisfaction and its associated factors at. Hobart and william smith colleges jana hackathorn, ph. Marital satisfaction and passionate love arthur aron, lisa. Evidence for the mediating role of sexual frequency and sexual satisfaction. The present study compares factors contributing to marital satisfaction and examines correlations between the importance of these factors and the level of satisfaction for three groups. Marital satisfaction is one of the ingredients of marital stability and is affected by a number of factors. Pdf on jan 1, 2012, nadia ayub and others published the factors predicting marital satisfaction find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. This study aims to investigate the role of marital satisfaction and personality traits openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism in predicting attitudes toward infidelity. Marital satisfaction the couples satisfaction index csi reference.
Although some previous research and theory suggest that retirement has salutary effects on the quality of marriage, we find no such pattern here. The impact of dualcareer marriage on role conflict and. Divorce can have negative implications that last for years. Marital satisfaction and breakups differ across online and offline meeting venues john t. There were also no differences between the sexes in the degree to which a husbands or wifes psychopathology affecting the other spouses marital satisfaction. The marital satisfaction and its relative factors among older. Pdf marital satisfaction in dual earner family iosr. The influence of psychosocial factors on marital satisfaction among public servants in cross river state. One study that looked into the key factors for marital success and satisfaction was performed by billingsley, lim, caron, harris, and canada 2005.
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