Couple Types, Ethnicity and Marital Satisfaction in Malaysia

Mustafa, Hasrina; Hasim, Marshina Juliza Mohd; Aripin, Norizah; Hamid, Hamidah Abdul

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“…The third dimension, conflict engagement-avoidance dimension, refers to how far individuals want to be involved in a conflict with their partners and being assertive in addressing differences and other conflict-triggering factors. Based on these dimensions, it is possible to categorize married couples into four groups: traditional, independent, separated, and mixed (Givertz, Segrin, and Hanzal, 2009;Mustafa, Hasim, Aripin, and Hamid, 2012).…”

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“…They emphasize stability in relationships, traditional customs, and interdependence between partners. The couple also believes in traditional gender roles (Mustafa et al, 2012). Interdependence appears in terms of a high degree of sharing between couples, the same daily routine, and not too much autonomy in the use of space (Givertz et al, 2009).…”

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“…Interdependence appears in terms of a high degree of sharing between couples, the same daily routine, and not too much autonomy in the use of space (Givertz et al, 2009). The couple tends to avoid conflict and is not assertive unless there are serious issues (Mustafa et al, 2012). The second couple type is the independent type who adheres to unconventional values regarding the family and marital relationship.…”

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“…One study exploring marital satisfaction in a non-western society is conducted by Mustafa et al (2012). They found that in Malaysian couples, the traditional couple type has the highest marital satisfaction.…”

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“…Based on the studies above, this research aims to explore further the dynamic of marital satisfaction in different couple types of individuals who got married through the ta'aruf process. Previous research such as Mustafa et al (2012) highlighted that Islamic values tend to shape couples into a traditional type, which brings the highest marital satisfaction. The Islamic value shapes couples into traditional type particularly through the dimension of conventional ideology, which reinforces couples to adhere to the traditional custom on gender roles and become interdependence to each other as good virtues.…”

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One form of marital arrangements in Indonesian Muslim society is to get married through arranged marriages, popularly called as ta'aruf. Ta'aruf is related to the individual's religiosity, which may be associated with high marital satisfaction. This study aimed to explore the comparison of marital satisfaction by couple types in the context of marriage through ta'aruf. This research involved 62 persons as couples (M of age = 25.35 years old) in Jakarta as participants. The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) and Relational Dimensions Instrument (RDI) were used to collect the data. The couple types were derived from K-Means cluster analysis on the RDI score which was further analyzed with one-way ANOVA to test for difference in marital satisfaction. The results show there is a significant difference in marital satisfaction among the couple types in the couples as general, and also particularly in men as husbands. However, marital satisfaction does not differ to the couple type among women as wives. Therefore, gender seems to influence this relationship since husbands and wives differ in their degree of marital satisfaction within the same couple types. The compatibility on the vision and marital scheme between the spouses may enforce to a high marital satisfaction.

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The menace of domestic violence has continued to shake many marriages in Nigeria with attendance consequences on the couples, children and society. Studies have examined factors predicting domestic violence with contradicting results. Therefore, this study examined spousal communication and socio-demographic predictors of domestic violence among married couples. The study adopted cross-sectional survey design while purposive sampling technique was used to select three communities in Ketu Local Government Area in Lagos State. Data were collected from 250 participants using validated questionnaires. Data collected were analysed to test two hypotheses. The result showed significant relationship between spousal communication, income level and domestic violence. Also, the result indicated that spousal communication and income level jointly predicted domestic violence. Furthermore, spousal communication, income level, number of children and length of years in marriage independently predicted domestic violence. The study concluded that spousal communication and socio-demographic variables were strong predictors of domestic violence. It is recommended that married couples should create quality time for communication among themselves KEY WORDS: domestic violence; income level; spousal communication ABSTRAK Ancaman kekerasan dalam rumah tangga terus mengguncang banyak pernikahan di Nigeria dengan konsekuensi yang terjadi pada pasangan, anak-anak, dan masyarakat. Studi telah menguji faktor-faktor yang memprediksi kekerasan dalam rumah tangga dengan hasil yang bertentangan. Oleh karena itu, penelitian ini menguji komunikasi antarsuami-istri dan prediktor sosiodemografi dari kekerasan dalam rumah tangga di antara pasangan yang sudah menikah. Studi ini mengadopsi desain survei lintas-seksional sementara teknik pemilihan sampel yang disengaja digunakan untuk memilih tiga komunitas di Wilayah Pemerintahan Lokal Ketu di Negara Bagian Lagos. Data dikumpulkan dari 250 peserta menggunakan kuesioner yang telah divalidasi. Data yang terkumpul dianalisis untuk menguji dua hipotesis. Hasil menunjukkan hubungan yang signifikan antara komunikasi antarsuami-istri, tingkat pendapatan, dan kekerasan dalam rumah tangga. Juga, hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa komunikasi antarsuami-istri dan tingkat pendapatan secara bersama-sama memprediksi kekerasan dalam rumah tangga. Selain itu, komunikasi antarsuami-istri, tingkat pendapatan, jumlah anak, dan lamanya tahun dalam pernikahan secara independen memprediksi kekerasan dalam rumah tangga. Studi ini menyimpulkan bahwa komunikasi antarsuami-istri dan variabel sosiodemografi merupakan prediktor kuat dari kekerasan dalam rumah tangga. Disarankan agar pasangan yang sudah menikah menciptakan waktu berkualitas untuk berkomunikasi di antara mereka sendiri.Top of FormBottom of Form KATA KUNCI KDRT; tingkat pendapatan; komunikasi antar suami-istri

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Couple Types, Ethnicity and Marital Satisfaction in Malaysia

Cited by 7 publications

References 25 publications

Comparison of marital satisfaction by couples types in arranged (ta’aruf) married couples

Comparison of marital satisfaction by couples types in arranged (ta’aruf) married couples

How vacation satisfaction shapes relationship quality among Indian couples

Spousal communication and socio-demographic variables as predictors of domestic violence among married couples

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