Relationship of Irrational Belief and Marital Satisfaction of Newly Married Couples

신혼기 부부의 비합리적 신념과 결혼만족도의 관계

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences between spouses and the relationship of irrational belief and marital satisfaction of newly married couples. The data were collected from 121 pairs of newly married couples by using self-administered questionnaire method. Results of paired t-tests showed that the degrees of irrational belief of wives were higher than those of their husbands, and that wives'marital satisfaction were lower than their husbands'. Correlational analyses indicated that irrational belief of both husbands and wives were negatively correlated with marital satisfaction of them, respectively. It was also found that marital satisfaction were significantly different across the differences in irrational belief between spouses. These results were discussed in terms of implications for the family life education for newly married couples and/or premarital couples.