03 Impact of Religiosity on Marital Satisfaction in Dual Career Couples: A Case Study in Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan

Abstract

This study was carried out to find how and to what extent the level of religiosity affects marital satisfaction in dual career couples. A total of 82 dual career spouses were selected through snowball sampling method in Hazara University Mansehra. Marital satisfaction of the study participants was measured with the help of Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) with four components: dyadic consensus, dyadic affectional expression, dyadic satisfaction and dyadic cohesion. Likewise, the respondents were asked to rate their level of religiosity on a statement “Rate Your Religiosity” with five point Likert point scale. Data was analyzed through mean, standard deviation, one way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation. Results of descriptive statistics show that our participants had a higher level of religiosity and marital satisfaction. Furthermore, results of Pearson correlation suggest significant correlations between religiosity and all the components i.e. dyadic consensus, affection, cohesion and dyadic satisfaction…