Abstract:
The aim of the present study is to investigate The Relationship Between personality Factors (similaritiy and complementarities) With Marital Satisfaction. The sample included all the married students of public universities’، of Tehran living in the dormitory، is composed of 174 married students (87 couples) selected by cluster sampling and randomization. ENRICH and NEO-FF-I questionnaires were used to data gathering. The data were analyses by correlation coefficient and student’s T. four personality factors were revealed to be the similar dimensions. While neuroticism was considered to be the complimentarily factor، extraversion، agreeableness، openness and conscientiousness were revealed to be the similarity factors respectively. The Results showed a negative relationship between neuroticism، as a complimentary factor، with marital satisfaction and a positive relationship between extraversion and agreeableness with marital satisfaction. Finally results of T test did not show significant difference between degree of marital satisfaction with similarities and complementarities in personality Factors.
Machine summary:
The results showed that among the 4 factors identified as similar dimensions, respectively, between similarityIB} (1)-PhD in General Psychology, Allameh Tabataba'i University (2)-Faculty member of Allameh Tabataba'i University (3)-Faculty member of Allameh Tabataba'i University {IBBeing in agreeableness and extraversion, a significant relationship with marital satisfaction was obtained.
Studies have repeatedly found that similarity between spouses in dimensions such as socio-economic status, educational and academic background, age, ethnicity, religion, physical attractiveness, intelligence, attitudes, and values predicts higher levels of satisfaction (1)- noisrevartxE (2)- ssenelbaeergA (3)- ssennepO (4)- ssensuoitneicsnoC (5)- bmocweN & reltneB (6)- anayatnaS (7)- ''rehtegot kcolF rehtaeF a fo sdriB'' marital life and a lower probability of separation and divorce (Shiota1 and Lonson2, 2007).
Regarding the second hypothesis of the research, which states "there is a relationship between the complementarity of couples in personality dimensions and their marital satisfaction," as previously mentioned, neuroticism, as the only dimension in which there was a significant difference between women and men, was selected as the complementary factor.
Discussion and Conclusion The aim of this research was to investigate the relationship between similarity and complementarity in the main personality dimensions of couples and their marital satisfaction.
Regarding the second hypothesis of the research, which stated "there is a relationship between complementarity of couples in personality dimensions and marital satisfaction," as previously mentioned, among the 5 factors, the only factor in which there was a significant difference between women and men was the neuroticism dimension, and therefore it was selected as a complementary factor.
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