A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women

Marital satisfaction is always related to the psychological well-being of career women. Career women with a high level of work satisfaction will have better marital satisfaction and psychological well- being. This review aims to look for the relationship between marital satisfaction and psychologica...

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Main Authors: Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati, Nor Zainudin, Zaida, Mohamad Yusop, Yusni, Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki, Mokhtar Baxodirovna, Muhammad Yasin Omar
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Published: Gokmen Arsian 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100460/
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author Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati
Nor Zainudin, Zaida
Mohamad Yusop, Yusni
Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
Mokhtar Baxodirovna, Muhammad Yasin Omar
author_facet Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati
Nor Zainudin, Zaida
Mohamad Yusop, Yusni
Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
Mokhtar Baxodirovna, Muhammad Yasin Omar
author_sort Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati
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description Marital satisfaction is always related to the psychological well-being of career women. Career women with a high level of work satisfaction will have better marital satisfaction and psychological well- being. This review aims to look for the relationship between marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women. Scopus, ScienceDirect and PubMed database was selected to identify relevant articles. Research published between the year 2012 to 2021 was selected to look at the effect of employment on marital satisfaction and psychological well-being and the relationship between marital satisfaction and psychological well-being. The finding shows that employed women will have better marital status compared to those who are housewives. They have greater financial freedom and self-direction. Additionally, emotional stability affects women’s marital satisfaction and psychological well-being. Additionally, marital intimacy is critical for marital satisfaction and psychological well-being maintenance. The article’s implications are also discussed in terms of how the counsellor might enhance their counselling service to assist career women in achieving optimal psychological well-being and marital satisfaction.
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spelling upm-1004602023-12-14T04:14:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100460/ A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati Nor Zainudin, Zaida Mohamad Yusop, Yusni Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki Mokhtar Baxodirovna, Muhammad Yasin Omar Marital satisfaction is always related to the psychological well-being of career women. Career women with a high level of work satisfaction will have better marital satisfaction and psychological well- being. This review aims to look for the relationship between marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women. Scopus, ScienceDirect and PubMed database was selected to identify relevant articles. Research published between the year 2012 to 2021 was selected to look at the effect of employment on marital satisfaction and psychological well-being and the relationship between marital satisfaction and psychological well-being. The finding shows that employed women will have better marital status compared to those who are housewives. They have greater financial freedom and self-direction. Additionally, emotional stability affects women’s marital satisfaction and psychological well-being. Additionally, marital intimacy is critical for marital satisfaction and psychological well-being maintenance. The article’s implications are also discussed in terms of how the counsellor might enhance their counselling service to assist career women in achieving optimal psychological well-being and marital satisfaction. Gokmen Arsian 2022 Article PeerReviewed Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati and Nor Zainudin, Zaida and Mohamad Yusop, Yusni and Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki and Mokhtar Baxodirovna, Muhammad Yasin Omar (2022) A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6 (4). 5831 - 5844. ISSN 2717-7564 https://journalppw.com/index.php/jpsp/article/view/4359
spellingShingle Wan Othman, Wan Norhayati
Nor Zainudin, Zaida
Mohamad Yusop, Yusni
Wan Jaafar, Wan Marzuki
Mokhtar Baxodirovna, Muhammad Yasin Omar
A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women
title A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women
title_full A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women
title_fullStr A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women
title_full_unstemmed A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women
title_short A systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women
title_sort systematic review of marital satisfaction and psychological well-being among career women
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100460/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100460/