Comparison of Marital Satisfaction in Married Women in Consideration of Premarital Relationship

Document Type : علمی - پژوهشی

Authors

1 University of Science And Culture Degree

2 Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences

3 University of Science and Culture

4 Allameh Tabataba’i University

Abstract

This research aimed to compare marital satisfaction in different groups of women according to premarital relationships. The sample of this subsequent and comparative study includes 197 women who have been married for 2 to 5 years. According to the findings of this research, there was a significant difference in marital satisfaction (which were gained via ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale) between groups, in a way that satisfaction was from highest to lowest in the following order: non-sexual relationship with future husband, non-sexual relationship with different person, without premarital relationship, sexual relationship with future husband, and sexual relationship with different person. Also, in all subscales of marital satisfaction (including personal issues, marital communication, conflict resolution, financial management, leisure activities, sex, marriage and children, family and friends, and religious orientation) the group with non-sexual relationship with future husband recorded higher marks. Analysis showed that having non-sexual relationship with future husband companies with more marital satisfaction. On the other side, having sexual relationship with husband or a different person was associated with lower marital satisfaction.

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Journal of Family Research
Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
December 2017
Pages 361-374

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