Indian Journal of Positive Psychology

M. Jaisri ¹, M. I. Joseph ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Kerala, IN

Abstract

Marriage is the most significant commitment that an individual makes in his/her life. Being the most intimate relationship between two persons in their life time, a good marriage not only leads to a happy and contented life, but also generates a sense of well- being. Further, a happy and well adjusted marital life is the firm basis upon which a stable family is built. In view of the significance of the above, the present study was an attempt to understand marital adjustment and psychological well- being among dual- employed couples. The participants were 100 dual- employed couples selected from Trichur and Ernakulam districts, Kerala. The couples were administered Marital Adjustment Inventory (Singh, 1974) and the Psychological Well- being Scale (Sisodia & Choudhary, 2000). The results revealed significant relationship between marital adjustment and psychological well being, especially in the area of life satisfaction. The wives had better marital adjustment than their husbands, whereas, the husbands showed better efficiency and mental health. Occupation and educational level of the couples have significant impact on their marital adjustment and psychological well-being.

Keywords

Marital Adjustment, Psycological Well-being, Dual-employed Couples

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M. Jaisri ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychology, Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, IN

Abstract

Happiness is a pleasant, transient, and blissful experience that everyone can feel but cannot define. Whereas, life satisfaction is the way a person evaluates his or her life and how he or she feels about where it is going in the future. Both happiness and life satisfaction are firm basis for the development of psychological as well as subjective well-being throughout the life span of an individual. In view of the above, the present study was an attempt to understand the level of happiness and life satisfaction among adults. The participants were 1513 adults belonging to the age range of 20 to 60 years, selected from Trichur and Ernakulam districts, Kerala. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (Hills & Argyle, 2002), and The Satisfaction With Life Scale (Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985) were administered to the adults and the obtained data was analyzed using one way ANOVA, Duncan's post hoc test , and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results revealed no significant difference among the different groups of adults in their level of happiness. However, the late young adults had highest satisfaction with life while the early young adults had the least life satisfaction when compared to the other groups of adults. The results revealed significant relationship between happiness and life satisfaction.

Keywords

Happiness, Satisfaction With Life, Adults.

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