ABSTRACT
Background and Objectives: The present study focused on three variables namely Neuroticism,Alexithymia and Marital Satisfaction. Neuroticism is a general tendency to experience negative affect, andpeople high in Neuroticism are prone to have irrational ideas, be less able to control their impulses, and tocope more poorly than others with stress. Alexithymia, on the other hand, is seen as a cluster of deficits inthe experiencing, expression and regulation of emotions. Marital Satisfaction is often defined as the attitudean individual has toward his or her marital relationship. The aim of the present study was to study the impactof Neuroticism on Alexithymia and Marital Satisfaction among Married Men and Women. In addition, thestudy also explored the relationship between Alexithymia and Marital Satisfaction.Methods: The study was conducted on fifty married heterosexual couples (50 Males, 50 Females) toexamine the impact of Neuroticism on Alexithymia and Marital Satisfaction. A convenient, snowballsampling method was used to get responses from 100 participants. The three variables were studied usingthree tests, one for each variable. These consisted of Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised, 20 itemToronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale.Results: All the three statistical analyses were found to be significant and in line with the results. The resultssupported the hypotheses and thus implicated that Neuroticism does have an impact on Alexithymia andMarital Satisfaction among married couples.Conclusion: Further studies in larger samples are need to establish and corroborate the findings of the study.