Marital Quality and Gender Role Stereotype

Dasgupta, Subrata; Basu, Jayanti

doi:10.1007/s12646-011-0105-y

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“…While egalitarian gender role orientation had a significant positive influence on marital satisfaction. These results are consistent with many studies in this field (Dasgupta & Basu, 2011;Hofstede, 2001;Hofstede et al, 2010;Kapinus, 2004;Steiner-Pappalardo et al, 2002). In masculine countries, preservation of family ties is very important regardless of love between spouses.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…As a result of the increased emotionalisation of partnership, it might be expected that feminine cultures contribute more positively to marital satisfaction than masculine cultures. Some findings revealed that femininity and adopting egalitarian attitudes towards gender-roles were important for marital satisfaction, as it increased mutual caring and tolerance (Dasgupta & Basu, 2011;Kapinus, 2004;Steiner-Pappalardo & Gurung, 2002). Lamke, Sollie, Durbin, & Fitzpatrick (1994) examined the relationship between masculinity, femininity and satisfaction among dating couples.…”

Section: Masculinity/femininity and Marital Satisfactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cultural Values and Marital Satisfaction: Do Collectivism and Gender Role Orientation Affect Marital Satisfaction among Palestinian Couples?

Fakher

2018

Int J Indian Psychol

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This study investigated the effects of Gender Role Orientation (described as “masculinity” and “femininity) and collectivism on marital satisfaction in Palestine. Three hundred and seven married participants (187 men and 120 women) completed four self-report questionnaires examining cultural dimensions of marriage, gender role orientation, and marital satisfaction. Based on the results, Palestinian participants reported to be more satisfied with marriages that were collectivistic, based on feminine characteristics, and held more egalitarian gender role orientation. All differences between males and females in all observed variables were insignificant (p > 0.05) except the differences in characteristics of “masculinity”, where males were significantly more masculine than females (p < 0.001). The data supports the proposed model (with all paths coefficient significant) that collectivism, and “masculinity” on a cultural level, and gender role orientation at an individual level had significant effects on marital satisfaction. According to the results, counselors and social workers need to understand the roles of collectivism and masculinity in marital relationships when working with individuals from more traditional cultural backgrounds.

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Section: Masculinity/femininity and Marital Satisfactionmentioning

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Cultural Values and Marital Satisfaction: Do Collectivism and Gender Role Orientation Affect Marital Satisfaction among Palestinian Couples?

Fakher

2018

Int J Indian Psychol

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“…Although the observed correlation is a weak relationship, the hypothesis testing indicate that this weak correlation is significant. Dasgupta and Basu (2011) similarly found a significant correlation between gender role orientation and marital quality in their study. Also, in the study by Fan and Qian (2022), just a little difference was found between constellations of gender ideologies and marital satisfaction.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…The results showed that men have higher marital satisfaction ratings than women, and that levels of satisfaction do not differ notably among Muslims, Christians, and atheists. Dasgupta and Basu (2011) explored the relation of marital quality with gender role stereotype. A cohort of 350 couples aged 30-50 years were assessed for marital quality, gender role identity and gender role attitude.…”

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Sociocultural Correlates of Marital Harmony among Seventh-day Adventists in Akwa Ibom State

2023

JCSD

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Married members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, like other married couples, are susceptible to prevailing trends in marital conflicts and disharmony. A new wave of socio-cultural exuberance is sweeping through the globe resulting in changing attitudes towards traditional gender roles, religious commitment, and attitudes towards marital fidelity. The current study aimed at determining the relationship between selected socio-cultural variables, specifically, gender roles, religiosity, and marital fidelity on marital harmony among married members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Akwa Ibom State Conference. Data was collected from a purposively selected sample of 621 married couples in the Akwa Ibom State Conference of the church (less 10, due to attrition). Research instrument used was the Marital Variables and Marital Harmony Questionnaire developed by the researchers. The questionnaire was validated and had a reliability index of .92 Cronbach's Alpha coefficient.To answer the three research questions and test the null hypotheses for the study, Pearson Product Moment Correlational analyses was conducted on the field data. The results showed that gender role orientation, religiosity and fidelity in marriage all had significant correlations with marital harmony. Based on this, it was recommended, inter alia, that couples be assisted through counselling, public education and other attitudinal reorientation programmes to eschew prevailing negative socio-cultural trends and adhere to the divine mandate of their marriage in faithfulness.

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“…These differences in role expectations can the potential for role conflict in a marriage because each spouse's individual identity is closely tied to his or her role expectations. Indeed, a growing body of research indicated that men who owned modern roles have higher marital adjustment than men who owned traditional roles (20,21,22), people with androgen roles have higher marital satisfaction than people with undifferentiated gender roles (23), women who own undifferentiated gender roles have lower marital satisfaction (24), couples who have gender stereotyped roles have higher relationship satisfaction score than couples who have non-stereotyped roles (25), and that high level of femininity in women and high level of masculinity in men increases the marital quality (18).…”

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The Contribution of Projective Identification, Conflict Resolution Styles, Gender Roles on Marital Satisfaction

Zara¹,

Yücel²

2017

J Clin Psy

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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of projective identification, gender roles, conflict resolution styles on marital satisfaction. Method: The data was collected from 123 married people. The booklet of demographic information form, Marital Life Scale, Paulson Daily Living Inventory, Conflict Resolution Styles Scale, and Bem-Sex Role Inventory were used to collect the data. Results: Their ages ranged from 23 to 44 years with the mean age of 32.5 (SD = 7.6). There was a strong relationship between projective identification, conflict resolution styles and marital satisfaction. A series of 3-way ANOVA analysis indicated that feminine characteristics have a significant effect on marital satisfaction (F (1,115) = 4.059, p<.05, np²=.034) and subordination behaviors (F (1,115) =18.068, p<.01, np²=.136). The multiple regression analysis indicated that study variables can account for 52% of variance in marital satisfaction. Idealizing projective identification positively (Beta = .49, t [122] = 6. 47; p<.001), persecuting projective identification negatively related to marital satisfaction (Beta=-.39, t [122] =-5. 35, p<.001). Conclusion: The findings suggest that the length of a marriage, having a child, having more children and unresolved conflicts decrease marital satisfaction. Feminine characteristics such as being a caretaker and being sensitive to other's feelings and masculine characteristics such as acting like a leader and being dominant increase marital satisfaction. Using persecuting projective identification leads the couple to transfer their early childhood conflicts on each other which then results in marital distress.

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Marital Quality and Gender Role Stereotype

Cited by 12 publications

References 45 publications

Cultural Values and Marital Satisfaction: Do Collectivism and Gender Role Orientation Affect Marital Satisfaction among Palestinian Couples?

Cultural Values and Marital Satisfaction: Do Collectivism and Gender Role Orientation Affect Marital Satisfaction among Palestinian Couples?

Sociocultural Correlates of Marital Harmony among Seventh-day Adventists in Akwa Ibom State

The Contribution of Projective Identification, Conflict Resolution Styles, Gender Roles on Marital Satisfaction

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