Research Article

Investigating the Relationship between Attachment and Marital Satisfaction in Couples' Marital Experiences

Volume: 6 Number: 2 September 30, 2024
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Investigating the Relationship between Attachment and Marital Satisfaction in Couples' Marital Experiences

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between attachment and marital satisfaction in couples' marital experiences. The study included 601 married individuals selected by criterion sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods, and fifteen married couples were interviewed separately. This research was designed using Creswell's simultaneous triangulation design, one of the mixed method designs. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Relationship Scales Questionnaire, Marital Life Scale, and Semi-structured Interview Form prepared by the researchers. The findings of the study revealed that the participants' gender, educational status, type of marriage, fearful attachment, and preoccupied attachment styles did not predict marital life levels. In contrast, secure attachment styles positively predicted marital life levels, whereas dismissing attachment styles negatively predicted marital life levels. In the study, it was concluded that the type of marriage has no effect on marital continuity and satisfaction and that the character traits of the spouses and the way they behave towards each other, the presence of understanding, love, interest, happiness, and peace between the spouses and having children are more determinant. The findings obtained from the study were discussed in line with the relevant literature, and suggestions were made for research and practice.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Family Counseling

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

September 29, 2024

Publication Date

September 30, 2024

Submission Date

December 23, 2023

Acceptance Date

September 28, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 6 Number: 2

APA
Gider, B., & Budak, H. (2024). Investigating the Relationship between Attachment and Marital Satisfaction in Couples’ Marital Experiences. Ahmet Keleşoğlu Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 6(2), 335-360. https://doi.org/10.38151/akef.2024.144