Al Fazari Manal, Almaawali Mahmood, Omara Ehab, Khalaf Mustafa Ali
Sultan Qaboos University, Alkhud, Oman.
BMC Psychol. 2024 Dec 18;12(1):735. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-02232-4.
Research on marital happiness in Middle Eastern cultures is lacking. This lack of understanding has created several challenges for policymakers and marriage counselors as divorce rates have increased over the past decade.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of marital happiness among Omani couples and its association with demographic variables, including gender, level of education, and duration of marriage. A convenience sample of 1137 married people from different regions in Oman responded to the Marital Happiness Scale.
Omani couples, in general, indicated a high level of marital happiness. Married men seemed significantly happier about their marriages than wives did. Income and education level also affect perceived marital happiness. Marital happiness increased as income increased while level of education was partially associated with marital happiness. Place of living was not a significant predictor of marital happiness. Lower levels of perceived marital happiness among couples in polygamous marriages were observed. The spouses' kinship did not affect their perception of marital happiness.
This study showed that financial stressors and education level significantly influence marital happiness. Men and women also perceive marital happiness differently. The results offer implications for research and practice, especially for policymakers and marital counselors.
中东文化中关于婚姻幸福的研究匮乏。由于过去十年离婚率上升，这种认知的缺失给政策制定者和婚姻顾问带来了诸多挑战。
本研究旨在评估阿曼夫妇婚姻幸福的普遍性及其与人口统计学变量的关联，这些变量包括性别、教育程度和婚姻时长。从阿曼不同地区抽取了1137名已婚人士作为便利样本，他们对婚姻幸福量表进行了回应。
总体而言，阿曼夫妇的婚姻幸福程度较高。已婚男性对自己婚姻的满意度似乎明显高于妻子。收入和教育水平也会影响对婚姻幸福的感知。随着收入增加，婚姻幸福感增强，而教育水平与婚姻幸福存在部分关联。居住地点并非婚姻幸福的显著预测因素。一夫多妻制婚姻中的夫妇对婚姻幸福的感知水平较低。配偶的亲属关系并不影响他们对婚姻幸福的认知。
本研究表明，经济压力源和教育水平对婚姻幸福有显著影响。男性和女性对婚姻幸福的感知也有所不同。研究结果为研究和实践提供了启示，尤其是对政策制定者和婚姻顾问而言。
