Marital satisfaction in Turkish remarried families: comparison among marital status, effect of stepchildren, and contributing factors

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Aktürk, Esra Bir

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The main purpose of the present study was to compare marital satisfaction among marital status (first married, post-divorce remarried and post-bereavement remarried) and gender. In addition, the current study aimed to investigate the effect of stepchildren on marital satisfaction of remarried individuals. Besides, it was also aimed to investigate the predictive power of demographic and contextual variables on marital satisfaction of first married families, of post-divorce remarried families, of post bereavement remarried families, and of those who had stepchildren. Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and Demographic Information Form were administered 116 first married and 223 remarried individuals. To test the hypotheses of the study ANOVA, ANCOVA, and Stepwise Multiple Regression Analyses were performed. Results revealed that men had higher level of marital satisfaction than women. However, there was no significant difference between the marital satisfaction of first married individuals, post-divorce remarried individuals, and post-bereavement remarried individuals. It was also found that remarried individuals with residential stepchildren had lower marital satisfaction than remarried individuals with non-residential stepchildren and those without stepchildren. In addition, results yielded that for first married individuals length of marriage and income; for post-divorce remarried individuals gender and presence of mutual children; for post-bereavement remarried individuals length of current marriage and income; and for those with stepchildren only residence of stepchildren significantly predicted marital satisfaction. The findings of the study were discussed in the light of relevant literature

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General Social Sciences., Psychology M.S. thesis

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/16186

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E. B. Aktürk, “Marital satisfaction in Turkish remarried families: comparison among marital status, effect of stepchildren, and contributing factors,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2006.