Factors of successful marriage: Accounts from self described happy couples

Asoodeh, Mohammad H.; Khalili, Shiva; Daneshpour, Manijeh; Lavasani, Masoud Gh.

doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.07.410

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“…The validity of the ENRICH marital satisfaction scale was calculated as 0.86 through the examination of its content validity and its reliability was confirmed with a Cronbach's alpha value of 0.78 (Asoodeh et al, 2010;Fowers et al, 1989). The validity of the Snyder hope scale has also been reported as favorable and over 0.7 through the examination of its content validity (Grewal & Porter, 2007).…”

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“…The validity of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL)-BREF was determined through examining its face and construct validities, and the reliability of the questionnaire was examined through test-retest and with a minimum Cronbach's alpha value of 0.55 and a maximum value of 0.84 (Usefy et al, 2010;Asoodeh et al, 2010;Nejat et al, 2006).…”

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A Path Analysis of Factors Influencing the First Childbearing Decision-Making in Women in Shahrood in 2014

Kariman¹,

Amerian²,

Jannati³

et al. 2016

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Background and Objectives: Normal fertility follows a set of biological, social and cultural rules and regulations; controlled fertility, however, follows the rules and regulations of the family. The present study was therefore conducted to identify the factors influencing the first childbearing decision-making in women living in Shahroud, Iran, in 2014. Materials and Methods:The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 300 randomly-selected pregnant women admitted to health centers in Shahroud. The utilized data collection tools included a demographic and obstetrics questionnaire, a quality of life questionnaire, the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale, the Snyder Hope Scale and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Data were analyzed in SPSS-17 and the direct or inverse effects of the factors influencing the first childbearing decision-making were examined in AMOS-20. Results:The results obtained revealed marital age to have the highest degree of correlation with the first childbearing decision-making in women (r=0.90 and P<0.001).Once the statistically insignificant paths were eliminated, marital age was found to have the highest direct effect (β=0.63) on the first childbearing decision-making, followed by other factors including economic status (β=0.07), hopefulness (β=-0.07) and quality of life (β=-0.05). The inverse effects of marital age (β=0.01), social support (β= -0.01) and quality of life (β=-0.01) on the first childbearing decision-making were found to be significant in women (P<0.001). Conclusion:Many factors are involved in the process of childbearing decision-making, including individual factors (marital age, hopefulness and quality of life), familial factors (marital satisfaction) and social factors (social support). Healthcare institutions and policymakers should adopt strategies that can help couples bear their desired number of children within an appropriate time frame through ameliorating their social, economic and familial conditions.

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A Path Analysis of Factors Influencing the First Childbearing Decision-Making in Women in Shahrood in 2014

Kariman¹,

Amerian²,

Jannati³

et al. 2016

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“…The original version is very long and may wear out the respondents. In a study entitled "Factors of Successful Marriage: Accounts from self-described Happy Couples", Asoodeh (2010) (43).…”

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Correlation Between Number and Gender Composition of Children and Marital Satisfaction in Women Presenting to Health Centers in Tehran-Iran, 2015

Ghahremani

Doulabi

Eslami

et al. 2017

Iran J Psychiatry Behav Sci

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Background: Marital satisfaction is defined as a mental state reflecting the pressures and benefits perceived by the couple in their life. Several factors seem to contribute to marital satisfaction and success including having children. Objectives: The present study aimed at evaluating the effect of the number and gender composition of children (having only sons, only daughters, and children of both genders) on marital satisfaction in women of childbearing age in Tehran. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted on 213 married females aged 15 to 45 years presenting to health centers in Tehran, Iran, in 2015. The demographic questionnaire, the ENRICH marital satisfaction scale, and a researcher-made childbearing questionnaire were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and ANOVA in SPSS version 17. The level of statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results:The results of the present study revealed a significant correlation between the mean score of marital satisfaction and the number of children (P = 0.005); for instance, women's marital satisfaction reduced with an increase in the number of children. The results also revealed a greater marital satisfaction in women with children of the same gender than in those with children of both genders. Moreover, the mean score of marital satisfaction was significantly higher in women with only sons than in those with either only daughters or with children of both genders (P = 0.013). Conclusions: Women's marital satisfaction decreased with an increase in the number of children. Children's gender affected marital satisfaction. Women with only sons had a greater marital satisfaction than those women with only daughters, or with children of both genders.

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“…These findings recommended that agreeableness and openness deserve increased attention as significant correlates of close relationships. Asoodeh et al (2010) explained factors for successful marriage and identified the factors of successful marriage, which accounts from self-described happy couples. They selected 300 couples from different companies, and the parents of students and performed their analysis using cluster sampling.…”

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A study on relationship between emotional maturity and marital satisfaction

Mosavi¹,

Iravani²

2012

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Marriage is one of the most important events of people's lives and when it happens, it could have both positive and negative consequences. In this paper, we present an empirical study to investigate the relationship between emotional maturity and marital satisfaction using a classical questionnaire. The study chooses all people aged 25-35 who live in region 10 of the city of Esfahan, Iran. The proposed study splits the main hypothesis into five detailed questions, which considers the relationship between marital satisfaction with five other components including emotional instability, return emotional, social maladjustment, close character and lack of independence. The results indicate a negative correlation between marital satisfaction and these items and t-student confirmed that there are meaningful relationship between marital satisfaction and emotional instability, return emotional, close character and lack of independence but there is no meaningful relationship between marital satisfaction and social maladjustment. In summary, the survey concluded that there is meaningful relationship between marital satisfaction and emotional maturity.

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Factors of successful marriage: Accounts from self described happy couples

Cited by 40 publications

References 22 publications

A Path Analysis of Factors Influencing the First Childbearing Decision-Making in Women in Shahrood in 2014

A Path Analysis of Factors Influencing the First Childbearing Decision-Making in Women in Shahrood in 2014

Correlation Between Number and Gender Composition of Children and Marital Satisfaction in Women Presenting to Health Centers in Tehran-Iran, 2015

A study on relationship between emotional maturity and marital satisfaction

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