The Secret Powers of Marital Relationship: Agapic Love, Transformative Power of Suffering and Satisfaction with Sacrifice

Abstract

The first aim of this study was to explore which kind of sacrifice behaviours are performed in marital relationship and whether or not they differentiate into gender. The second was to examine the relationship between satisfaction with sacrifice and agapic love, and the mediating effect of transformative power of suffering on this relationship. Data were collected from 318 married individuals. The findings based on the first aim of this study revealed that sacrifice behaviours were grouped under two themes, daily sacrifices (such as errands, communication and interaction) and major sacrifices (such as changing job and home city). The findings based on the second aim of this study showed that there were positive relationships between agapic love, transformative power of suffering, and satisfaction with sacrifice. Also, it was found that agapic love directly and indirectly (through the mediating effect of transformative power of suffering) predicted satisfaction with sacrifice.

Keywords

• Satisfaction with sacrifice,sacrifice behaviors,agape,transformative power of suffering,gender

Evlilik İlişkisinin Gizil Güçleri: Özgecil Aşk, Acının Dönüştürücü Gücü ve Fedakârlık Doyumu

Öz

Bu çalışmanın ilk amacı, evlilik ilişkisinde ne tür fedakârlık davranışları sergilendiğini ve bu davranışların cinsiyete göre farklılık gösterip göstermediğini keşfetmektir. İkinci amacı ise evlilik ilişkisinde sergilenen fedakârlık davranışlarından alınan doyum ile özgecil aşk arasındaki ilişkiyi ve bu ilişkide acının dönüştürücü gücünün aracı etkisini incelemektir. Araştırmada 318 evli katılımcıdan veri toplanmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar, fedakârlık davranışlarının gündelik fedakârlıklar (örneğin günlük işler, iletişim ve etkileşim) ve büyük fedakârlıklar (örneğin işini ve yerleşim yerini değiştirme gibi) olmak üzere iki tema altında gruplandığını göstermiştir. İkinci amaç doğrultusunda elde edilen sonuçlar özgecil aşk, acının dönüştürücü gücü ve fedakârlık doyumu arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişkiler olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Ayrıca özgecil aşkın, fedakârlık doyumunu doğrudan ve dolaylı olarak (acının dönüştürücü gücü aracılığıyla) yordadığı saptanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Fedakârlık doyumu,Fedakârlık davranışları,Özgecil aşk,Acının dönüştürücü gücü,Cinsiyet

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