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KMID : 1025820210290030605
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Family and Family Therapy
2021 Volume.29 No. 3 p.605 ~ p.627
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Actor Effects and Partner Effects of Perceived Spousal Support on Marital Satisfaction Among Pastoral Couples
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Park Ji-Youn
Joo Susanna
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between sociodemographic and pastoral characteristics and marital satisfaction, as well as to examine the actor and partner effects of perceived spousal support on marital satisfaction among Protestant pastoral couples.
Methods: Data derived from a sample of 172 pastoral couples were analyzed using t-tests, ANOVA, and APIM employing SPSS 25 and AMOS 25.
Results: Findings showed that the husband's marital satisfaction was higher than the wife's. The marital satisfaction of both husband and wife, who had been married for 5-10 years, was relatively lower than that of other groups. Marital satisfaction of the husband was significantly higher in the case of the wife's educational background being below the junior college level than being at the college level or higher. Second, the actor effect and the partner effect of perceived spousal support on marital satisfaction were significant in both husband and wife. Third, the gender differences in the actor effect and the partner effect were not statistically significant, and both husband and wife showed that the actor effect was larger than the partner effect.
Conclusions: Results of this study suggest that dealing with specific ways to support spouses and applying practical strategies to recognize spousal support can help to improve the marital satisfaction of pastoral couples in counseling and education settings.
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KEYWORD
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pastoral couples, marital satisfaction, perceived spousal support, APIM
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