The Predictive Power of Psychological Needs and Self-efficacy for the Level of Marital Happiness

Fadia Aied Al-Smeheen

doi:10.5539/ass.v16n11p41

Abstract

This study aimed at identifying the most common psychological needs among wives, identifying the degree of self-efficacy and the level of martial happiness among the study sample individuals as well as identifying the extent to which these psychological needs contribute to predicting the level of marital happiness. The study consisted of (150) married female lawyers. To succeed the study objectives, the scale of psychological needs was developed; it consisted of (20) items that measure four basic dimensions: psychological security, the need to achievement, the need to affiliation, and need to respect. The scale of self-efficacy (Schwarzer &amp; Jerusalem, 1995) was used, and the scale of marital happiness was developed; it consisted of (40) items that measure five main dimensions: emotional adjustment, intellectual adjustment, family adjustment, social adjustment, and economic adjustment.  The study results directed that the most common psychological need among wives is the need to achievement. The results revealed that the level of self-efficacy among the study sample individuals was medium. The results showed that the level of marital happiness among the married Jordanian female lawyers was medium for the total degree and each of the following dimensions (emotional adjustment, economic adjustment, intellectual adjustment, social adjustment), while the dimension of family cohesion was of a high degree. The results revealed that there is a predictive power for the psychological needs and self-efficacy concerning the level of marital happiness.  In the light of the results, the study recommended the necessity of conducting further experimental researches in the domain of self-efficacy and marital happiness by developing counseling programs to improve these variables among spouses.

Highlights

Some studies and researches focused on the negative aspects of the individual's life, such as anxiety, depression and emotional disorders at the expense of the positive domains
The results revealed that the individuals feel enjoyment and challenge in performing the program activities when they realize that these programs promote their psychological needs, such as independence, efficacy and relationships
The results revealed that Psychological needs, such as dominance, independence, success predicted the occurrence of cyber bullying

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Introduction

Some studies and researches focused on the negative aspects of the individual's life, such as anxiety, depression and emotional disorders at the expense of the positive domains. Imbalance in this context has been addressed, where several studies and domains related to self psychological health were conducted. A dependent research domain called positive psychology came to the surface and was dedicated to understanding the process of human happiness among individuals (Mahmoud & Yassin, 2019). The most important concepts in positive psychology are related to Subjective wellbeing and Happiness. Each one of these concepts expresses self well-being, positive emotions, life satisfaction, finding meaning in life and satisfaction. The individual's assessment to his life includes cognitive and emotional aspects as well as personality aspects (Denizli, Cankaya, & Cihanger, 2020)

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