Abstract
Background : Intact and harmonious marital relationships are required not only for the mental health of the individual but also for children and thus, for the society in the broader sense. But unsatisfying and stressful marital relations lead to increased emotional disturbances and marital disruption. This study aimed to assess the role of socio-demographic, sexual relationship, marital stability, marital communication and marital conflict resolution in marital satisfaction among married individuals. Methods: The target population for this study was all heterosexual married individuals, legally bound by the state of marriage as husband and wife. Quantitative research design and a systematic sampling technique along with a simple random sampling technique were employed to select 326 households. Frequency and percentages, means, standard deviations, Pearson correlation, independent sample T-test, one-way ANOVA and hierarchical multiple linear regressions were all used to compute sample statistic. DOI: 10.7176/JCSD/62-02 Publication date: October 31 st 2020
Highlights
Marital satisfaction is an important aspect of family life that shapes people’s health and well-being
The most important predictors of marital satisfaction in this regressions model were sexual relationships followed by marital stability (b=.51, =.28, and b=1.04, =.27, respectively, p < .001)
In addition to age and laborer type of occupation of socio-demographic variables the findings showed that sexual relationships, marital stability, marital conflict resolution, and marital communication were significant predictors of marital satisfaction
Summary
Marital satisfaction is an important aspect of family life that shapes people’s health and well-being. It’s a frequently studied aspect of relationships, there is little consensus on the definition of relationship satisfaction or the theory underpinning it [2]. Due to this lack of consensus, marital satisfaction is commonly used interchangeably with terms such as marital happiness, and marital quality, these concepts are not synonymous. This study aimed to assess the role of socio-demographic, sexual relationship, marital stability, marital communication and marital conflict resolution in marital satisfaction among married individuals. Results: In the hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis, from the socio-demographic variables, only age and occupation type predicted significantly married individuals’ marital satisfaction, b= -.13, = -.08 and b=
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