COMPARISON OF PARENTS AND CHILDLESS COUPLES: LIFE SATISFACTION, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND PERSONALITY TRAITS AMONG MARRIED COUPLES WITH AND WITHOUT CHILDREN
Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
The current study compares couples with children and without children on three variables that is life satisfaction, social support and personality traits. A purposive sampling technique was used and data was collected from (N=120). The participants were divided into two groups, couples with children (N=60) and couples without children (N=60). The measurement tools were Satisfaction with life scale, Multidimensional scale for perceived social support and NEO-IP scale for personality traits. The independent t-test was used to compare the groups and Pearson correlation was also used to find out correlation. The result showed that couples with children have high level of life satisfaction and social support as compare to childless couples.The couples with children are more extroverted and narcistic and they have more open to experience as the couples without children are more agreeable.The current study revealed that having children had great impact on life satisfaction and social support of the couples, and that they have the trait of conscientiousness in common.
Authors and Affiliations
HinaMajid| ( M.Phil Scholar ) University of Sargodha Women Campus, Faisalabad, HafizaSadia Khan| ( M.Phil Scholar ) University of Sargodha Women Campus, Faisalabad, Qurat-ul-ain| ( M.Phil Scholar ) University of Sargodha Women Campus, Faisalabad
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