Marital Relationship Satisfaction: Impacts of Children, Religion, Income Level, and Gender

Author Information

Sukuan Chung, Brigham Young University Hawaii, USA
Jared Peterson, Brigham Young University Hawaii, USA
Kylie Arnold, Brigham Young University Hawaii, USA
Alyx Stuehler, Brigham Young University Hawaii, USA
Michelle Arellano, Brigham Young University Hawaii, USA
Ronald Miller, Brigham Young University Hawaii, USA
Dean Busby, Brigham Young University Provo Utah, USA

Abstract

To understand the effect of having children and length of marriage on relationship satisfaction, 4000 participants were analyzed from data supplied from the Relate Institute, which is dedicated to assessing marital satisfaction. Relationship satisfaction decreased at a slower rate after controlling for children. Children were found to have a significant effect (p<0.05) on all religious populations studied: the happiest marriages had no children, while next five or more and this was true for both males females, but not across different income levels. it also found that latter day saint (mormon) protestant relationships significantly higher relationship satisfaction than catholics those who reported religion.

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