Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds

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Sawai, Joki Perdani and Juhari, Rumaya and Kahar, Rojanah and Ismail, Zanariah and Sawai, Rezki Perdani (2018) Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds. Southeast Asia Psychology Journal, 6. 16 - 25. ISSN 2289-1870

Abstract

The present study examined the relationship between locus of control with marital satisfaction and marital stability in a sample of 278 newlyweds. Participants completed the Demographic Information Sheet, The Internality, Powerful Others, and Chance (IPC) Scale, Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS) and Marital Instability Index (MII). Correlation analysis was employed to assess relationships among the variables. Result indicated that there is a negative significant relationship between external locus of control and marital satisfaction, but there is no significant relationship between internal locus of control and marital satisfaction. Whereas, there is no significant relationship between both locus of control with marital stability. This study incongruent with past research and contributes to the new findings on locus of control.

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Item Type:	Article
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Ecology
Publisher:	Southeast Asia Psychology Journal (SAPJ)
Keywords:	Locus of control; Marital satisfaction; Marital stability; Newlyweds
Depositing User:	Mr. Sazali Mohamad
Date Deposited:	25 Nov 2019 01:24
Last Modified:	25 Nov 2019 01:24
URI:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/74853
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