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Relationship standards and Malay Muslim couples' marital satisfaction
Noratthiah Nordin1, William Kim Halford2, Fiona K Barlow2
1Fakulti Kepimpinan dan Pengurusan, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
|August 7, 2023
Summary
Malay Muslim couples highly value relationship standards like Religion and Family Responsibility, which significantly impact marital satisfaction for both partners. These findings are crucial for culturally sensitive couple therapy.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Cultural Studies
Background:
- Relationship standards are key beliefs shaping perceptions of high-quality couple relationships.
- Cross-cultural understanding of these standards is vital for relationship quality theory and culturally tailored couple therapy.
- This study focuses on four specific standards: Couple Bond, Family Responsibility, Relationship Effort, and Religion.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the endorsement of four relationship standards in Malay Muslim couples.
- To examine the association between these standards and marital satisfaction within this population.
- To explore actor and partner effects of these standards on marital satisfaction.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 113 Malay Muslim couples.
- Assessment of four relationship standards: Couple Bond, Family Responsibility, Relationship Effort, and Religion.
- Application of separate actor-partner interdependence models to analyze satisfaction associations.
Main Results:
- All four relationship standards were strongly endorsed by Malay Muslim couples, with Religion being the most highly endorsed.
- Significant actor effects were found for all four standards on individuals' own marital satisfaction.
- Partner effects were observed for three of the husbands' standards on wives' satisfaction, but not for wives' standards on husbands' satisfaction.
Conclusions:
- The four assessed relationship standards are highly important in Malay Muslim marriages.
- Couple therapy for Malay couples should consider addressing all these relationship standards.
- Findings highlight the need for culturally specific approaches in relationship counseling.
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