Attitude to the appearance of the spouse, depending on the marriage satisfaction

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of attitude to the appearance of the spouse, depending on the satisfaction with marriage and interpersonal communication in a married couple. The question of which psychological parameters of the marital relationship are the most important in the process of constructing a visual image of a partner remains open today. At the same time, there are studies indicating that relationships within a married couple can have a significant impact on how the spouses perceive the appearance of each other. The presented study suggests that the attitude to the appearance of the spouse in a married couples significantly differs depending on the specifics of interpersonal communication and the degree of satisfaction with marriage. The study found that the spouses are satisfied and dissatisfied with marriage, having different indicators of understanding, trustful communication, similarities of views, and ease of communication, point out different attitudes to the appearance of their spouse and different satisfaction with them.