Satisfaction with the marital relationship and the religiosity of the spouses

Abstract

The issue of marital satisfaction has aroused great interest in the scientific community and has been the subject of many analyses. Research conducted in this field has mainly focused on the search for factors that determine marital relationship satisfaction. Among them, the importance of religiosity has been highlighted, in supporting the durability of romantic relationships and leading to greater marital satisfaction. This research aims to verify hypotheses and research questions based on the literature, answering the question: is there a relationship between personal religiosity and marriage satisfaction? The study included 86 married couples, a total of 172 individuals, whose mean age was 38.49 years. Personal Religiousness was characterized by the Jaworski Personal Religiousness Scale, while marital relationship satisfaction was measured with the Norton’s Quality Marriage Index (QMI) questionnaire adapted by Czyżkowska and Cieciuch. The results of the study indicate that spouses’ personal religiousness has a significant and positive impact on marital satisfaction.