Levels of Marital Satisfaction and its Relation to Some Variables on a Sample of Women in Amman City / Jordan

Entisar Yousef Smadi

doi:10.5539/ass.v13n12p103

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the level of marital satisfaction among a sample of women in Amman city / Jordan, and its relation to some variables, The sample included 165 women, it was randomly selected, the researcher designed a questionnaire that measures the level of marital satisfaction, which included 20 paragraphs, each paragraph measures one dimension related to marital satisfaction, The questionnaire was applied by the study members, The statistical analysis showed: 1- The level of marital satisfaction for all members of the study was medium level of marital satisfaction. 2- No statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction due to the variable number of years of marriage. 3- No statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction due to the variable number of children.4- No statistically significant differences in the levels of marital satisfaction between working and non-working women.5- There are statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction due to the variable educational level of women. 6- There are statistically significant differences in marital satisfaction due to the variable family income. This is a logical consequence of the nature of the study community.The study recommended providing preventive counseling services for young men and women before marriage, and provide counseling services for couples about mechanisms of effective marital interaction, in order to reduce the risk factors leading to marital failure.

Highlights

The marital relationship is the foundation upon which societies are based, The relationship is an important link across many cultures, The marital relationship is associated with family structure, the state of stability in marital relations is linked to marital satisfaction, this led to creation of healthy families whose members are in a state of positive interaction, as a normal result of health households, social construction will enjoy high quality and stability.Both Carandang & Guda (2015) pointed that is marriage is generally defined as “a social contract between two individuals that unites their lives legally, economically, and emotionally” that gives legitimacy to relations within the marriage
Marital satisfaction questionnaire was applied by the study members, After completion of the application process, Data were released for statistical analysis purposes, use the statistical analysis program Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze statistical data and answer the study questions, The statistical analysis showed the following results: 1-Results related to the first question: What is the level of marital satisfaction on a sample of women in Amman city/ Jordan?
In order to answer this question, the averages and standard deviations of marital satisfaction were extracted according to the variable number of years of marriage. table (5) shows these averages: Table (5) shows that there are apparent differences in the averages on the marital satisfaction scale according to the variable years of marriage

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Introduction

The marital relationship is the foundation upon which societies are based, The relationship is an important link across many cultures, The marital relationship is associated with family structure, the state of stability in marital relations is linked to marital satisfaction, this led to creation of healthy families whose members are in a state of positive interaction, as a normal result of health households, social construction will enjoy high quality and stability Both Carandang & Guda (2015) pointed that is marriage is generally defined as “a social contract between two individuals that unites their lives legally, economically, and emotionally” that gives legitimacy to relations within the marriage. Marital satisfaction is gaining increasing concern in modern society, The theory argues that people have multiple goals to achieve in their marriage These marital goals can be classified into three categories: personal growth goals, companionship goals, and instrumental goals. Some factors, such as life transitions and cultural values, can affect the priority of different marital goals; while other factors, such as communication pattern, solving problem, and attribution, can facilitate the achievement of the prioritized marital goals (Tianyuan & Helene, 2011)

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