The Relationship Between Object Relations and Relationship Satisfaction, Marital Adjustment, and Sexual Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Narcissistic and Borderline Personality Traits

Year 2024, Volume: 21 Issue: 3, 189 - 203, 30.05.2024

Sait Kahraman , Emel Aner Aktan

https://doi.org/10.26466/opusjsr.1472521

Abstract

The aim of this study was to elucidate the psychological dynamics of marital relationships, which are among the most significant structures of society. The purpose of research was to examine the mediating roles of borderline and narcissistic personality traits in the relationship between object relations and marital adjustment, relationship satisfaction, and sexual satisfaction. The study group consisted of adult individuals aged 18 and older. Of the total 809 participants, 407 (50.3%) are female and 402 (49.7%) are male, all of whom are married. 320 participants are in the 18-30 age range, 318 are in the 31-45 age range, and 171 are 45 years old and above. Marriage Adjustment Scale, Relationship Satisfaction Scale (RSS), Golombok-Rust Sexual Satisfaction Scale (GRSS) Female-Male Form, Bell Object Relations and Reality Testing Inventory (BORRTI), Borderline Personality Inventory, and Narcissistic Personality Inventory were used as data collection instruments in the study. The data were analyzed using SPSS 27 program. Pearson Correlation Test and Process Macro 4.2 analysis methods were used. According to the research findings, a negative relationship was found between object relations and relationship satisfaction, marital adjustment, and sexual satisfaction. A positive relationship was identified between object relations and borderline and narcissistic personality traits. Furthermore, negative relationships were found between borderline and narcissistic personality traits and marital adjustment, sexual satisfaction, and relationship satisfaction. Finally, the mediation analyses conducted within the framework of the main purpose of the research, determined that object relations significantly predicted relationship satisfaction, sexual satisfaction, and marital adjustment, borderline and narcissistic personality traits partially mediated this relationship. Thus, the proposed model was supported.

Keywords

Borderline Personality, Object Relations, Relationship Satisfaction, Marital Harmony, Sexual Satisfaction, Narcissistic Personality

Evli Bireylerde Nesne İlişkileriyle İlişki Doyumu, Evlilik Uyumu, Cinsel Doyum Arasindaki İlişki: Narsisistik Ve Borderline Kişilik Özelliklerinin Aracı Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışma toplumun en önemli yapılarından biri olan evlilik ilişkilerine dair psikolojik dinamikleri açıklamayı hedeflemiştir. Araştırmanın amacı nesne ilişkileri ile evlilik uyumu, ilişki doyumu ve cinsel doyum arasındaki ilişkide borderline ve narsistik kişilik özelliklerinin aracı rollerinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 18 yaş ve üstü yetişkin bireyler oluşturmaktadır. Tümü evli olan 809 katılımcının 407’si kadın (%50,3), 402’si (%49,7) erkektir. Katılımcıların 320’ si 18-30, 318’ i 31-45 ve 171’ I 45 ve üzeri yaş aralığındadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak Evlilikte Uyumu Ölçeği, İlişki Doyumu Ölçeği (İDÖ), Golombok- Rust Cinsel Doyum Ölçeği (GRCD) Kadın- erkek Formu, Bell Nesne İlişkileri ve Gerçeği Değerlendirme Ölçeği (BORRTI), Borderline Kişilik Envanteri ve Narsistlik Kişilik Envanteri kullanılmıştır. Veriler, SPSS 27 programı ile analiz edilmiştir. Pearson Korelasyon Testi ve Process Macro 4.2 analiz yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre nesne ilişkileri ile ilişki doyumu, evlilik uyumu ve cinsel doyum arasında negatif yönlü ilişki tespit edilmiştir. Nesne ilişkileri ile borderline ve narsistik kişilik özellikleri arasında ise pozitif yönlü ilişki belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca borderline ve narsistik kişilik özellikleri ile evlilik uyumu, cinsel doyum ve ilişki doyumu arasında negatif ilişki saptanmıştır. Son olarak araştırmanın temel amacı çerçevesinde yapılan aracılık analizlerine göre nesne ilişkilerinin ilişki doyumu, cinsel doyumu ve evlilik uyumunu anlamlı düzeyde yordadığı ve borderline ve narsistik kişilik özelliklerinin bu ilişki kısmi aracılık rolünün olduğu belirlenmiştir. Buna göre ortaya konulan model desteklenmiştir.

Keywords

Nesne ilişkileri, İlişki Doyumu, Evlilik Uyumu, Cinsel Doyum, Narsisistik Kişilik, Borderline Kişilik

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