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KMID : 1040220120040010025
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Health and Welfare for Elderly
2012 Volume.4 No. 1 p.25 ~ p.37
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The Factors Affecting Marital Satisfaction
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Lee Young-Ok
Kim Je-Beom
Bae Kyoung-Ran
Lee Young-Boon
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Abstract
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A home is the most basic unit constituting society, and it starts with a married couple. A couple is a human relationship that a man and a woman raised in different surroundings unite together through the institution of marriage, and it is important to build a healthy home. In order to build such a healthy home, it is necessary to improve marital satisfaction. In this paper,the data collected was from a survey of the middle-aged living in Daegu area from July 1st to August 10, 2010 to study on related factors affecting marital satisfaction level. The process of collecting data was conducted by the researcher of this paper and two trained assistants. Our research team paid a personal visit to respondents, helping them understand contents of the survey. Respondents completed questionnaires by Self adminstration method. A total of 387 questionnaires were distributed and among them 332 except for some with no-response and error were analyzed. The result is summarized as follows. First, marital communication according to general characteristics averaged 3.42 on a five-point scale, which is above average. By each characteristic, the higher a level of education and a level of income are,the better communications are. And as the condition of health is good, communications between couples are better. Second, marital conflict according to general characteristics averaged 2.95 on a five-point scale, which is around average. By each characteristic, as a level of education and income are high and the condition of health is good, there is less conflict. Third, religious values according to general characteristics averaged 1.63 on a five-point scale, which is quite low.There was a significant difference in the age categories and a level of income. And the older the couples are, the higher the points of religious values are. Fourth, sexual intimacy according to general characteristics averaged 3.21 on a five-point scale, which is above average. There was a significant difference in a level of education and income, one``s health, and spouse``s health. As a level of education and income are high and spouse``s health is good, the points of sexual intimacy are high. Fifth, marital satisfaction according to general characteristics averaged 3.84 on a five-point scale, which is relatively high. There was a significant difference in a level of education and income, occupation, one``s health, spouse``s health and one``s blood type. In conclusion,it was found that young couples in their 20s and 30s communicate well each other and the level of marital satisfaction and sexual intimacy is high as couples have a high level of education. Also, the result showed that there is better communication and less marital conflict when they work in a professional field, earn a high level of income and are in good heath.
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KEYWORD
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Marital Satisfaction, Married couple, human relationship
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