role of personal constructs in marital satisfaction of spouses

ABSTRACT

The present study is aimed at exploring the impact of personal constructs on the level of marital satisfaction of couples. A sample of 80 married couples [40 couples having similar constructs and 40 couples having different personal constructs] was taken from different cities i.e. Multan, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Islamabad. Index of Marital Satisfaction [Hudson, 1982] and The Role Construct Repertory Test [Kelly, 1955] were used to collect the data. Results showed that couples who have the same personal constructs have more marital satisfaction as compared to couples with different personal constructs. However, no significant gender differences were found in couples which showed that in couples of similar personal constructs, males and females have equal marital satisfaction. The findings also showed that age of couples does not play any significant role in marital satisfaction of married couples of similar personal constructs