Abstract

 
 
 Divorce and the collapse of marital institutions are global issues which draws attention from many parties. As a result of the existence of quality family being a catalyst in the development of society, emphasis should be made to aspects of coping among married couples, especially during handling arising stress. Results show that research relating to dyadic coping within marriage has gradually gained attention from researchers. Many previous research indicate that personality has been a contributing factor in determining the actions taken by an individual. However, previous research has focused more on the five big traits compared to other types of personality such as perfectionism. Previous research has proved the existence of relationship between perfectionism personality with other aspects of life especially mental health and marital satisfaction. On the other hand, how much perfectionism personality influence dyadic coping within marriage still remains a question. Hence, this conceptual paper will discuss on the potential of perfectionism personality influence dyadic coping based on previous research. Eventually, implication and the importance of this study will also be discussed in the effort to encourage married couples to apply effective coping while retaining a harmonious marriage.
 
 
Highlights
Perceraian dan keruntuhan institusi perkahwinan merupakan suatu isu global yang sering mendapat perhatian pelbagai pihak
Results show that research relating to dyadic coping within marriage has gradually gained attention from researchers
Previous research has focused more on the five big traits compared to other types of personality such as perfectionism
Summary
Menurut teori 16 Faktor Personaliti oleh Cattell, Eber, dan Tatsuoka (1970), individu yang mempunyai personaliti perfeksionisme yang tinggi sering mementingkan kesempurnaan, teratur, kompulsif, berdisiplin dan bersifat mengawal. Individu yang mempunyai personaliti perfeksionisme normal sering meletakkan jangkaan yang realistik untuk dicapai oleh dirinya dan masih mampu berpuas hati serta menerima kekurangan atau ketidaksempurnaan dalam perkara yang dilakukan. Personaliti perfeksionisme neurotik adalah merujuk kepada seseorang yang meletakkan jangkaan yang tidak mampu dicapai serta tidak dapat menerima sebarang bentuk kesilapan walaupun hanya kesilapan kecil. Seterusnya, Frost, Marten, Lahart, dan Rosenblate (1990) menjelaskan bahawa terdapat enam dimensi personaliti perfeksionisme iaitu kebimbangan melakukan kesilapan, meletakkan tahap yang tinggi untuk dicapai, mempersepsikan bahawa ibubapa meletakkan jangkaan yang tinggi dan cenderung untuk mengkritik, meragui kualiti tindakan seseorang dan kecenderungan untuk mengikut turutan dan organisasi. Perfeksionisme berorientasikan orang lain pula adalah menjangkakan prestasi yang tinggi dan kesempurnaan daripada orang lain manakala perfeksionisme yang ditetapkan oleh sosial adalah berkaitan kepercayaan bahawa orang lain mempunyai jangkaan yang tinggi dan kesempurnaan terhadap dirinya. Hewitt, dan Flett (1999) menyatakan bahawa istilah orang lain adalah merujuk kepada pasangan dalam sebuah perhubungan
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