Global Perspective on Marital Satisfaction

Małgorzata Dobrowolska, Agata Groyecka-Bernard, Piotr Sorokowski, Ashley K. Randall, Peter Hilpert, Khodabakhsh Ahmadi, Ahmad M. Alghraibeh, Richmond Aryeetey, Anna Bertoni, Karim Bettache, Marta Błażejewska, Guy Bodenmann, Tiago S. Bortolini, Carla Bosc, Marina Butovskaya, Felipe N. Castro, Hakan Cetinkaya, Diana Cunha, Daniel David, Oana Alexandra David, Fahd A. Dileym, Alejandra C. Domínguez Espinosa, Silvia Donato, Daria Dronova, Seda Dural, Maryanne Fisher, Tomasz Frackowiak, Aslıhan Hamamcıoğlu Akkaya, Takeshi Hamamura, Karolina Hansen, Wallisen Tadashi Hattori, Ivana Hromatko, Evrim Gulbetekin, Raffaella Iafrate, Bawo James, Feng Jiang, Charles O. Kimamo, Fırat Koç, Anna Krasnodębska, Fívia A. Lopes, Rocio Martinez, Norbert Meskó, Natalya Molodovskaya, Khadijeh Moradi Qezeli, Zahrasadat Motahari, Jean Carlos Natividade, Joseph Ntayi, Oluyinka Ojedokun, Mohd S. B. Omar-Fauzee, Ike E. Onyishi, Barış Özener, Anna Paluszak, Alda Portugal, Anu Realo, Ana Paula Relvas, Muhammad Rizwan, Agnieszka Sabiniewicz, Svjetlana Salkičević, Ivan Sarmány-Schuller, Eftychia Stamkou, Stanislava Stoyanova, Denisa Šukolová, Nina Sutresna, Meri Tadinac, Andero Teras, Edna Lúcia Tinoco Ponciano, Ritu Tripathi, Nachiketa Tripathi, Mamta Tripathi, Maria E. Yamamoto, Gyesook Yoo and Agnieszka Sorokowska
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Małgorzata Dobrowolska: International Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Agata Groyecka-Bernard: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
Piotr Sorokowski: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
Ashley K. Randall: Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA
Peter Hilpert: Department of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK
Khodabakhsh Ahmadi: Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, 1435916471 Tehran, Iran
Ahmad M. Alghraibeh: Department of Psychology, King Saud University, 11451 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Richmond Aryeetey: School of Public Health, University of Ghana, GA015 Legon, Ghana
Anna Bertoni: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
Karim Bettache: Department of Psychology, Monash University, Bandar Sunway 47500, Malaysia
Marta Błażejewska: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
Guy Bodenmann: Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
Tiago S. Bortolini: D’Or Institute for Research and Education, 21941-901 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Carla Bosc: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
Marina Butovskaya: Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Felipe N. Castro: Laboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-970 Natal, Brazil
Hakan Cetinkaya: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Languages History and Geography, Ankara University, 06560 Ankara, Turkey
Diana Cunha: Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3000-115 Coimbra, Portugal
Daniel David: International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babes-Bolyai University, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Oana Alexandra David: Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Babes-Bolyai University, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Fahd A. Dileym: Department of Psychology, King Saud University, 11564 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alejandra C. Domínguez Espinosa: Department of Psychology, Universidad Iberoamericana, 01219 Mexico City, Mexico
Silvia Donato: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
Daria Dronova: Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991 Moscow, Russia
Seda Dural: Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Izmir University of Economics, 35330 Izmir, Turkey
Maryanne Fisher: Department of Psychology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS B3H 3C3, Canada
Tomasz Frackowiak: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
Aslıhan Hamamcıoğlu Akkaya: Department of Anthropology, Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Turkey
Takeshi Hamamura: School of Psychology, Curtin University, 6102 Perth, Australia
Karolina Hansen: Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, 00-927 Warsaw, Poland
Wallisen Tadashi Hattori: Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, 38405-319 Uberlândia, Brazil
Ivana Hromatko: Department of Psychology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Evrim Gulbetekin: Department of Psychology, Akdeniz University, 07070 Antalya, Turkey
Raffaella Iafrate: Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy
Bawo James: Department of Clinical Services, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, 101212 Benin-City, Nigeria
Feng Jiang: Department of Organization and Human Resources Management, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081, China
Charles O. Kimamo: Department of Psychology, University of Nairobi, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Fırat Koç: Department of Anthropology, Hitit University, 19030 Çorum, Turkey
Anna Krasnodębska: Institute of Pedagogical Sciences, University of Opole, 45-040 Opole, Poland
Fívia A. Lopes: Laboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-970 Natal, Brazil
Rocio Martinez: Department of Social Psychology, University of Granada, 18010 Granada, Spain
Norbert Meskó: Institute of Psychology, University of Pécs, 7622 Pécs, Hungary
Natalya Molodovskaya: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
Khadijeh Moradi Qezeli: Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Razi University, 6714414971 Kermanshah, Iran
Zahrasadat Motahari: Institute of Psychology, University of Science and Culture, 1461968151 Tehran, Iran
Jean Carlos Natividade: Department of Psychology, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, 22541-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Joseph Ntayi: Faculty of Economics, Energy and Management Sciences, Makerere University Business School, 10101 Kampala, Uganda
Oluyinka Ojedokun: Department of Pure & Applied Psychology, Adekunle Ajasin University, 001 Akungba-Akoko, Nigeria
Mohd S. B. Omar-Fauzee: School of Education and Modern Languages, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Malaysia
Ike E. Onyishi: Department of Psychology, University of Nigeria, 410001 Nsukka, Nigeria
Barış Özener: Department of Anthropology, Istanbul University, 34452 Istanbul, Turkey
Anna Paluszak: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
Alda Portugal: Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Madeira, 9000-082 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
Anu Realo: Department of Psychology, University of Warwick, CV4 7AL Coventry, UK
Ana Paula Relvas: Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, University of Coimbra, 3004-531 Coimbra, Portugal
Muhammad Rizwan: The Delve Pvt Ltd., Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Agnieszka Sabiniewicz: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland
Svjetlana Salkičević: Department of Psychology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Sarmány-Schuller: Center of Social and Psychological Sciences, Institute of Experimental Psychology SAS, SK-841 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
Eftychia Stamkou: Department of Social Psychology, University of Amsterdam, 1012 WX Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Stanislava Stoyanova: Department of Psychology, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, 2700 Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
Denisa Šukolová: Educational Research Center, Matej Bel University, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
Nina Sutresna: Coaching Department, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung 40154, Indonesia
Meri Tadinac: Department of Psychology, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Andero Teras: Mõttemaru OÜ, 50410 Tartu, Estonia
Edna Lúcia Tinoco Ponciano: Institute of Psychology, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, 20943-000 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ritu Tripathi: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Bangalore 560076, India
Nachiketa Tripathi: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
Mamta Tripathi: Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, India
Maria E. Yamamoto: Laboratory of Evolution of Human Behavior, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, 59078-970 Natal, Brazil
Gyesook Yoo: Department of Child and Family Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 13557, Korea
Agnieszka Sorokowska: Institute of Psychology, University of Wroclaw, 50-137 Wroclaw, Poland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 21, 1-15

Abstract: Across the world, millions of couples get married each year. One of the strongest predictors of whether partners will remain in their relationship is their reported satisfaction. Marital satisfaction is commonly found to be a key predictor of both individual and relational well-being. Despite its importance in predicting relationship longevity, there are relatively few empirical research studies examining predictors of marital satisfaction outside of a Western context. To address this gap in the literature and complete the existing knowledge about global predictors of marital satisfaction, we used an open-access database of self-reported assessments of self-reported marital satisfaction with data from 7178 participants representing 33 different countries. The results showed that sex, age, religiosity, economic status, education, and cultural values were related, to various extents, to marital satisfaction across cultures. However, marriage duration, number of children, and gross domestic product (GDP) were not found to be predictors of marital satisfaction for countries represented in this sample. While 96% of the variance of marital satisfaction was attributed to individual factors, only 4% was associated with countries. Together, the results show that individual differences have a larger influence on marital satisfaction compared to the country of origin. Findings are discussed in terms of the advantages of conducting studies on large cross-cultural samples.

Keywords: global perspective; marital satisfaction; religion; children; economic status; collectivistic values; gross domestic product (GDP) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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