Abstract
The complete understanding of marital stability is hindered by limitations of theory and method, especially investigation on female journalists. The purpose of the current study was to test the effect of religiosity and marital commitment on the marital stability, by assessing Indonesian female journalists. This research used a quantitative approach with multiple regression analysis methods. The sample of this study involved 200 married female journalists residing in Jakarta and were taken using non-probability sampling techniques, specifically purposive sampling. The measurements used in this study were adaptations of the (1) Marital Stability Scale; (2) Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS-15); and (3) Inventory of Marital Commitments. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the validity of each scale. The results of the F-test showed a p-value = 0.000 (significant), and a total variance explained (R2 value) of 0.224. This finding indicated that religiosity and marital commitment have a significant effect on marital stability (sig < 0.05). The direction of the coefficient regression of the religiosity variable and marital commitment is positive, indicating that the higher the religiosity and marital commitment, the higher the marital stability.
Highlights
Prior to the 21st century, changes in the modern era revolutionized the social roles of both males and females
In the test of the construct validity of marital stability, using Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) analysis, the model did not fit with the chi-square value = 922.642, df = 377, p-value < 0.01, RMSEA = 0.085, so the model was modified until a fit model was obtained (RMSEA < 0.05)
Based on the results of the data analysis described in the results section, there is a significant effect of religiosity and marital commitment on marital stability
Summary
Prior to the 21st century, changes in the modern era revolutionized the social roles of both males and females. According to Livingston and Judge (2008), historically, the realms of work and household have been gendered, whereby men dominate in workplaces and women dominate in nurturing the lives of families and fulfilling household’s chores. Nowadays many women take parts in the male role, namely working and earning a living for the family. The data from the BPS (Indonesian Central Statistic Agency) in Indonesia for the last four years show the number of working women in Jakarta has increased from year by year, resulting in common encounters with working wives. This shows the increasing contribution of wives in workplaces in Jakarta who are actively working for the family from year to year. According to Duffy and Atwater (2007), work may result in conflict between husband and wife, reducing harmony and stability of the marriage
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