Abstract
Forms of committed relationships, including formal marriage arrangements between men and women, exist in almost every culture (Bell, 1997). Yet, similarly to many other psychological constructs (Henrich et al., 2010), marital satisfaction and its correlates have been investigated almost exclusively in Western countries (e.g., Bradbury et al., 2000). Meanwhile, marital relationships are heavily guided by culturally determined norms, customs, and expectations (for review see Berscheid, 1995; Fiske et al., 1998). While we acknowledge the differences existing both between- and within-cultures, we measured marital satisfaction and several factors that might potentially correlate with it based on self-report data from individuals across 33 countries. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the raw data available for anybody interested in further examining any relations between them and other country-level scores obtained elsewhere. Below, we review the central variables that are likely to be related to marital satisfaction
Highlights
Forms of committed relationships, including formal marriage arrangements between men and women, exist in almost every culture (Bell, 1997)
Marital relationships are heavily guided by culturally determined norms, customs, and expectations
While we acknowledge the differences existing both between- and within-cultures, we measured marital satisfaction and several factors that might potentially correlate with it based on self-report data from individuals across 33 countries
Summary
Forms of committed relationships, including formal marriage arrangements between men and women, exist in almost every culture (Bell, 1997). While we acknowledge the differences existing both between- and within-cultures, we measured marital satisfaction and several factors that might potentially correlate with it based on self-report data from individuals across 33 countries. Religion is strongly connected to numerous relationship-related values and norms and it may be correlated with marital satisfaction (Call and Heaton, 1997; Fincham et al, 2011). Some previous studies from various cultures revealed contradictory results regarding the correlation between the number of children and marital satisfaction (see Twenge et al, 2003; Onyishi et al, 2012). The findings regarding the association between marital satisfaction and education level based primarily on Western culture are not clear and raise the question of whether such an association exists globally. The dataset is introduced in order to supplement previous studies conducted typically on Westernized samples
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