التواصل الوجداني وعلاقته بالشعور بالسعادة داخل العلاقة الزوجية، وارتباطهما بالرضا في العلاقة الحميمية لدى عينة من الأزواج المغاربة

Abdelkrim El Haddadi; Manal Lamouine; Khadija  Ouadi

doi:10.35516/hum.v51i5.3595

Authors

Abdelkrim El Haddadi Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3102-1782
Manal Lamouine Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5678-6290
Khadija Ouadi Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2840-6331

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35516/hum.v51i5.3595

Keywords:

Emotional communication, marital happiness, Morocco couples, sexual satisfaction

Abstract

Objective: This research aims to examine the correlation between marital satisfaction and emotional communication and assess the significance of spousal communication in influencing the overall degree of happiness within a marital life.

Methods: The variables were assessed using the Marital Happiness Scale, a measurement tool established by Mohammed bin Ali Maashi, and the Emotional Communication Scale between spouses, a measurement tool developed by Aisha Ahmed Nasser. Both scales were utilized to assess 30 married individuals from the city of Fez in the Kingdom of Morocco, chosen using a random sampling procedure.

Results: The results indicate a significant positive correlation between high emotional communication and increased marital happiness (r = 0.91; P <0.01). Furthermore, the level of sexual satisfaction experienced by a spouse can indicate the quality of emotional communication and overall marital happiness. When partners have sexual satisfaction, there is a greater likelihood of fostering effective emotional communication and achieving a high degree of marital happiness at a statistically significant level of P <0.001. This association holds true regardless of gender. The variables exhibit a statistically significant moderate negative correlation (P < 0.001) with age, duration of marriage, and number of children. Specifically, as age increases, the duration of marriage lengthens, or the number of children rises, the associated score for emotional communication and marital happiness decreases.

Conclusion: The presence of high levels of emotional communication and the satisfaction of both partners in their sexual connection have been found to contribute to overall marital happiness positively. Conversely, specific factors such as age, marital status, and family dynamics may negatively influence this partnership.

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