The relationship between marital satisfaction with demographics characteristics in the population of Tehran 2016
Advances in Nursing & Midwifery,
Vol. 26 No. 94 (2017),
11 October 2017
,
Page 37-45
Abstract
Abstract
Background and Aim:
The family has important and multiple effects on various aspects of individual and social life.
Marital satisfaction influences on the family. The aim of current study was to determine the effects
of demographic factors on marital satisfaction in selected population of Tehran.
Materials and Methods:
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The sample was of 90 couples (180 individuals) which
were selected by convenience sampling from the people who were working in centers affiliated to
the Ministry of Health. They had spent at least two years of marriage, and they didn’t have
addiction and severe psychiatric disorders. After removing the falsified questionnaires, the 80
couples (160 individuals) were investigated. Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire and a
researcher- made demographic characteristics questionnaire were completed for each couple. Data
were analyzed by Pearson's correlation and paired t-test.
Results:
The relationships between age (p=0.07 for women & p=0.85 for men), family size (p=0.07 for
women & p=0.8 for men), income (p=0.09 for women & p=0.6 for men), difference age of couple
(p=0.92 for women & p=0.55 for men) and length of marriage (p=0.36 for women & p=0.36 for
men) and marital satisfaction were not significant.
Conclusion:
Marital satisfaction scores were higher than expected in women and men. Also no significant
relationship with determinant variables was not consistent with some studies. This issue shows need
further examination to generalize the results to other couples.
Keywords:
Satisfaction, Marital Relationship, Demographic Factors
- Satisfaction
- Marital Relationship
- Demographic Factors
How to Cite
References
- Ahangar K, Juhari R, Yaacob S and Abu Talib M (2016) Demographic factors and marital
satisfaction among Iranian married students in Malaysia. Asian Journal of Social Sciences &
Humanities. 5 (2) 153-63.
- Alder E S (2010). Age, education level, and length of courtship in relation to marital satisfaction
- Amiri S, Khousheh M, Ranjbar F, Fakhari A, Mohagheghi A, Farnam A, Abdi S and Alizadeh A
(2012) Factors related to marital satisfaction in women with major depressive disorder. Iranian
Journal of Psychiatry. 7 (4) 164-9.
- Bagwell E K (2006). Factors influencing marital satisfaction with a specific focus on depression Eastern Michigan University.
- Bakhshayesh A R and Mortazavi M (2010) The relationship between sexual satisfaction, general health and marital satisfaction in couples. Journal of Applied Psychology. 3 (4) 73-85.
- Brezsnyak M and Whisman M (2004) Sexual desire and relationship functioning; It’s effect of marital satisfaction and power. Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. 30 (3) 199-217.
- Dakin J and Wampler R (2008) Money Doesn’t Buy Happiness, but It Helps :Marital Satisfaction, Psychological Distress, and Demographic Differences between Low- and Middle-Income Clinic Couples. The American Journal of Family Therapy. 36 (4) 300-11.
- Fisher TD and Mcnulty J (2008) Neuroticism and marital satisfaction: the mediating role played by the sexual relationship. Journal of Family Psychology. 22 (1) 112-22.
- Gharibi M, Sanagouymoharer G and Yaghoubinia F (2016) The Relationship between quality of life with marital satisfaction in nurses in social security hospital in zahedan. Global Journal of Health Science. 8 (2) 178–84.
- Ghorbanalipour M., Farahani H., Borjali A. and L. M (2008) To determine the effectiveness of group education on lifestyle changes to increase marital satisfaction. Ouarterly Journal of Psychological Studies. 4 (3)
- Gottman J M (1994) What predicts divorce? The relationship between ma .processes and marital outcomes. N. J. Hillsdale. edition. Newyork, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Homish G G, Leonard K E and Cornelius J E (2008) Illicit drug use and marital satisfaction.Addictive Behaviors. 32 (2) 279-91.
- Huston T L, Coughlin J P, Houts R M and Smith S E (2001) The connubial crucible: Newlywed years as predictor of marital delight, distress and divorce. Journal of Personality & Social Psychology. 80 (2) 232-52.
- Jose O and Alfons V (2007) Do demographics affect marital satisfaction? Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 33 (1) 73-85.
- Kalhor M and N. O (2016) Relationship between Marital Satisfaction and Mental Health of Married Women Referring to Health Centers in Sanandaj, Iran in 2014. Global Journal of Health Science. 9 (1) 252-7.
- Lahiji A L and Moghtaderi N. Exual and demographic characteristics in predicting marital satisfaction. In: Exual and demographic characteristics in predicting marital satisfaction. 2014 P: 15.
- Mirgain S A and Cordova J V (2007) Emotion skills and marital health: The association between observed and self-reported emotion skills, Intimacy, and marital satisfaction. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. s26 (9) 983-1009.
- Nasehi A, Raeis F, Jafari M and M. R (2004) [The degree of martial compatibility on dormitory resident university students]. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology. 10 (1-2) 111–6. (Persian)
- Noorani Poor R, Besharat M and A. Y (2008) [Examine the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of sexual with marital satisfaction among couples living in young researchers integrated Shahid Beheshti University]. Counseling Research and Development. 6 (24) 27-39. (Persian)
- Ofovwe C E, Ofili A N, Ojetu O G and Okosun F E (2013) Marital satisfaction, job satisfaction and psychological health of secondary school teachers in negeria. Health. 5 (4) 663-8.
- Pelege O (2008) The ralation between differentiation of self and marital satisfaction: What can be learned from married people over the course of life? . The American Journal of Family Therapy. 36 (5) 388-401.
- Rosen-Grandon J R, Myers J E and Hattie J A (2004) The relationship between marital characteristics, marital Interaction processes, and marital satisfaction. Journal of Counseling and Development. 82 (1) 58–68.
- Rostami A, Ghazinour M and Richter J (2013) Marital satisfaction: the differential impact of social support dependent on situation and gender in medical staff in Iran. Global Journal of Health Science. 5 (4) 151-64.
- Sanai B, Alaghband S and Hooman A (2008) [Family and marriage scales]. edition. Tehran, Besat. (Persian)
- Sevinc M and Garip E (2010) A study of parent’s child raising styles and marital harmony. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2 (2) 1648–53.
- Stutzer A and Frey B S (2006) Does marriage make people happy, or do happy people get Married? . The Journal of Socio-Economics. 35 (2) 326-47.
- Trudel G (2002) Sexuality and marital life: Result of survey. Journal of Sex Research. 28 (3) 229- 40R.
- Zainah A Z, Nasir R, Ruzy Suliza H and Noraini Y (2012) Effects of demographic variables on marital satisfaction. Asian social science. 8 (9) 46-9.
- Zandipour T and Momeni Javid M (2011) A study on the relationship between marital satisfaction and job satisfaction among employees of sewage water company in tehran. Quarterly Journal of Career & Organizational Counseling. 3 (7) 113-29.
- Abstract Viewed: 1298 times
- PDF Downloaded: 3721 times