Marital Conflict, Marital Satisfaction, and Sexual Satisfaction: Comparison of Women with Relative Marriage and Women with Non-relative Marriage

Abstract

The purpose of this research is determination of differences in marital conflict, marital satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction between women with relative marriage and non-relative marriage. For this, 191 married women among nurses (100 people with non-relative marriage and 91 persons with relative marriage) employed in Tehran hospitals were selected by cluster sampling and Enrich marital satisfaction, marital conflicts, and sexual satisfaction questionnaires were conducted. Results of single- and multi-variable variance analysis showed meaningful differences between two groups in marital satisfaction variables and their aspects (except sexual relation), marital conflicts and their aspects, and sexual satisfaction. Comparison of means indicated that women with non-relative marriage have higher marital and sexual satisfaction and lower marital conflicts than women with relative marriage. In general, the research results showed that women with non-relative marriage have more satisfying relation in comparison with the ones with relative marriage.

Keywords

• Key Words: Marital conflict
• Marital satisfaction
• Sexual satisfaction
• Relative marriage.