Investigation of Marital Satisfaction in terms of Proactive Personality, Meaning in Life, Offense-Specific Forgiveness

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate marital satisfaction with respect to proactive personality, meaning in life, and offense-specific forgiveness in marriage. Research data were collected from 350 married using the, Marital Offence-Specific Forgiveness Scale (MOFS), Satisfaction with Married Life Scale, Proactive Personality Scale, and Meaning in Life Questionnaire. The data were analyzed with regressionand Pearson correlation coefficient to test the hypotheses of this research. The results showed that there is a positive correlation between marital satisfaction and meaning in life and proactive personality. It is also concluded that there is a negative correlation between marital satisfaction and resentment-avoidance, one of the sub-dimensions of offense-specific forgiveness in marriage. According to the regression analysis in the study, proactive personality, meaning in life, and resentment-avoidance variables, which are sub-dimensions of offense-specific forgiveness in marriage, were found to predict marital satisfaction significantly.

Predicting Attitudes Towards Marital Infidelity Based on Marital Conflict and Marital Quality Among Women

“…Furthermore, the results showed a significant relationship between marital conflict and attitudes towards marital infidelity, as well as between marital quality and attitudes towards marital infidelity. These findings are consistent with the previous results (Apostolou & Panayiotou, 2019;Brewer & Abell, 2015; E-ISSN: 3041-8515 ÇElİK et al, 2022;Ferdosi, 2019b;GHIURCA & VINTILA, 2019;Goodarzi, 2019;Monika et al, 2023;Navabinejad et al, 2023;Olugbenga, 2018;Pirzadeh et al, 2019;Safarzadeh & Azizpoor, 2017;Sharifi et al, 2013;Tasew & Getahun, 2021;Yasai Seke & Motthabian, 2022;Zangeneh & Arefi, 2022).…”

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Effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic Educational Package Based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Schema Therapy, and Meaning Therapy on Psychological Well-being and Marital Burnout in Women Experiencing Emotional Divorce

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