Marital satisfaction and psychological well-being in clinical and non-clinical samples

The primary aim of this investigation was to examine the extent to which the meanings women attach to their provider-role responsibilities are differentially related to their psychological well-being and family relationships and to the division of labor in the home. The sample included 43 dual-earner and 50 single-earner families. In home interviews, wives reported on role overload, depression, satisfaction with the marriage, and attitudes regarding women's and men's roles. Their children completed two measures assessing daily hassles and their relationship with their mother. Reports of daily involvement in household work were obtained from wives and husbands during four telephone interviews. Discriminant function analyses indicated that aspects of women's psychological well-being and marital and parent-child relationships and of the division of labor discriminated women in four different provider groups: main/secondary providers, ambivalent coproviders, coproviders, and homemakers. Wives who were ambivalent about their provider responsibilities tended to report higher levels of depression and overload and significantly lower marital satisfaction. Wives who saw their employment as secondary to that of their husbands reported relatively higher levels of depression and overload but also the highest levels of marital satisfaction.

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Psychological Well-Being, Marital Satisfaction, and Parental Burnout in Iranian Parents: The Effect of Home Quarantine During COVID-19 Outbreaks

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.553880 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Seyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi

Keyword(s):

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Online Survey ◽

Interactive Effect ◽

Well Being ◽

World Health ◽

Family Interactions ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Satisfaction Scale ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The World

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), as an infectious disease, is now prevalent in many countries around the world, which has recently led many governments to home quarantine and impose penalties for violating quarantine. Concerns and stress caused by lockdown and social isolation led to personal and interactive reactions in some families, which are also culturally important to address. This study was administrated to study the psychological well-being and the effect of home quarantine on marital satisfaction (MS) and parental burnout (PB) from parenting responsibilities during the prevalence of COVID-19 in Iranian parents. A total of 213 parents (140 mothers and 73 fathers) voluntarily participated in the online survey in the period of February to mid-April 2020 and completed the 5-item index of the well-being of the World Health Organization (WHO-5), the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS), and the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA). The results showed that the effect of home quarantine on MS and PB was not significant in parents (p > 0.01). The interactive effect of home quarantine and gender was not significant on MS and PB (p > 0.01). In addition, the mothers significantly reported higher PB than the fathers, but the fathers had higher scores in MS and psychological well-being (p < 0.01). The effect of some demographic factors on the studied variables was also significant. Supportive resources in family-based culture may play an essential role to reduce the negative effects of stressful situations on family interactions.

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Empirical Investigations of the MMPI-2 Gender-Masculine and Gender-Feminine Scales 1Dr Matthew Woo, Principal Psychologist, is now at the Department of Psychology, Institute of Mental Health, 10 Buangkok View, Singapore 539 747.

Journal of Individual Differences ◽

10.1027/1614-0001.29.1.1 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Matthew Woo ◽

Tian P.S. Oei

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory ◽

Psychiatric Patients ◽

Well Being ◽

Clinical Samples ◽

Pairwise Comparisons ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Sex Type ◽

And Gender ◽

Cross National

Abstract. The present study examined the validity of two Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) scales - Gender Masculine (GM) and Gender Feminine (GF) - in discriminating between the gender types - Masculine (High GM/Low GF); Feminine (Low GM/High GF); Androgynous (High GM/High GF) and Undifferentiated (Low GM/Low GF), in cross-national clinical samples. The study consisted of 70 Singaporean and 107 Australian psychiatric patients. Significant pairwise comparisons were found for Undifferentiated-Stereotyped Masculinity, Undifferentiated-Androgynous, Stereotyped Femininity-Stereotyped Masculinity, and Stereotyped Femininity-Androgynous on both measures of psychological well-being for both countries, but not for comparisons between the Stereotyped Masculinity-Androgynous and Undifferentiated-Stereotyped Femininity categories. Independent dimensions of masculinity and femininity - the GM and GF scales - were, therefore, found to distinguish between two of the four sex-type categories on measures of psychological well-being. The current findings indicate that the GM and GF scales seem effective in differentiating between Masculine and Feminine traits, however they seem less effective in differentiating between the four gender types.

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Marital Satisfaction among Older Couples: The Role of Satisfaction with Social Networks and Psychological Well-Being

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development ◽

10.2190/ag.76.2.b ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 76 (2) ◽

pp. 123-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Ruth Walker ◽

Linda Isherwood ◽

Cassandra Burton ◽

Katie Kitwe-Magambo ◽

Mary Luszcz

Keyword(s):

Social Networks ◽

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Well Being ◽

Older Couples ◽

Psychological Well Being

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RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCE, MARITAL SATISFACTION, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING OF CHINESE MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER ADULTS

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igz038.2301 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S617-S618

Author(s):

Jia Li ◽

Qi Wang

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Gender Differences ◽

Life Satisfaction ◽

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Academic Research ◽

Well Being ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Religious Difference

Abstract Objectives: Religion plays an important role in people’s individual and interpersonal life. Spousal religious difference is a potential risk factor of marital satisfaction, which will further influence people’s psychological well-being. This study aims to explore the associations between spousal religious differences, marital satisfaction, and psychological well-being of Chinese middle-aged and older adults. We also investigated the gender differences in the captioned associations. Method: We adopted a sample of 1285 adults aged 45 and above from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). We conducted descriptive statistics, multiple regression models and a path analysis based on a general structural equation model (GSEM). Results: Spousal religious difference was only associated with wives’ marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction was associated with depression and life satisfaction for both genders, and wives’ marital satisfaction had a stronger association with life satisfaction than husbands’. Wives’ marital satisfaction mediated the relationship between spousal religious difference and their psychological well-being, including depression and life satisfaction. Discussion: This study calls for more further research on the individual and interpersonal outcomes of religiosity in middle-aged and older adults. Gender differences should be paid attention to in academic research, service provision and clinical settings.

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Emotional Suppression and Psychological Well-Being in Marriage: The Role of Regulatory Focus and Spousal Behavior

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph19020973 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 973

Author(s):

Unji An ◽

Haeyoung Gideon Park ◽

Da Eun Han ◽

Young-Hoon Kim

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Marital Satisfaction ◽

Regulatory Focus ◽

Online Survey ◽

Critical Factor ◽

Well Being ◽

Motivational Orientation ◽

Emotional Suppression ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Regulatory Strategies

Emotional suppression has been considered a critical factor in determining one’s mental health and psychological well-being in intimate relationships such as marriage. The present study aimed to delineate the nuanced association between emotional suppression and psychological well-being in marriage by considering two critical factors: (a) individual differences in motivational orientation and (b) the perceived level of a partner’s emotional suppression. A set of two online survey studies were conducted on a large sample of married participants. The participants were asked to indicate (a) their own level of emotional suppression, (b) the perceived level of their spouse’s emotional suppression, (c) relationship motivation, and (d) satisfaction with marital life. The results consistently indicated that for prevention-focused individuals being emotionally suppressive was associated with greater marital satisfaction, but only for those who perceived their spouses as also emotionally suppressive. Conversely, for promotion-focused individuals, being less emotionally suppressive was associated with greater marital satisfaction, but again, only for those who perceived their spouses as also being less emotionally suppressive. These findings provide insights into research on emotion regulation and self-regulatory strategies in influencing psychological well-being and mental health in an intimate relationship.

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