Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach
This study aims to examine factors that may be viewed by Malaysian Muslim married individuals as constructs of marital quality. Factors related with internal-personal domain, inter-personal relationship, religiosity, gender role, and sexuality have been critically weighted in formulating the intervi...
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| author | Mohd Fadil, Fadhullah Juhari, Rumaya Yaacob, Siti Nor |
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| description | This study aims to examine factors that may be viewed by Malaysian Muslim married individuals as constructs of marital quality. Factors related with internal-personal domain, inter-personal relationship, religiosity, gender role, and sexuality have been critically weighted in formulating the interview questions. Islamic scholars and academicians were selected for expert interviews, while in-depth face-to-face interviews with married individuals representing various marital stages were conducted to further examine the earlier findings from the expert interviews. Human ecological-life span perspective was used as guiding framework for this study. The findings implied that the concept of marital quality can be of multi-dimensions, in which, religiosity is a core domain. Indicators that were concluded include love, responsibility, harmony, satisfaction, adjustment, happiness, family management, stability, personality and appearance, relationships with family of origin, in-laws, neighbors, and friends). Most respondents agreed that satisfaction in marriage is crucial and this subjective evaluation should cover the multiple domains of married person through-out marital journey. |
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| spelling | upm-309482017-09-06T08:03:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30948/ Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach Mohd Fadil, Fadhullah Juhari, Rumaya Yaacob, Siti Nor This study aims to examine factors that may be viewed by Malaysian Muslim married individuals as constructs of marital quality. Factors related with internal-personal domain, inter-personal relationship, religiosity, gender role, and sexuality have been critically weighted in formulating the interview questions. Islamic scholars and academicians were selected for expert interviews, while in-depth face-to-face interviews with married individuals representing various marital stages were conducted to further examine the earlier findings from the expert interviews. Human ecological-life span perspective was used as guiding framework for this study. The findings implied that the concept of marital quality can be of multi-dimensions, in which, religiosity is a core domain. Indicators that were concluded include love, responsibility, harmony, satisfaction, adjustment, happiness, family management, stability, personality and appearance, relationships with family of origin, in-laws, neighbors, and friends). Most respondents agreed that satisfaction in marriage is crucial and this subjective evaluation should cover the multiple domains of married person through-out marital journey. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30948/1/ID%2030948.pdf Mohd Fadil, Fadhullah and Juhari, Rumaya and Yaacob, Siti Nor (2012) Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach. In: 2nd Southeast Asia Psychology Conference (SEAP2012), 26-28 Sept. 2012, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. (pp. 1-15). |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Fadil, Fadhullah Juhari, Rumaya Yaacob, Siti Nor Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach |
| title | Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach |
| title_full | Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach |
| title_fullStr | Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach |
| title_short | Marital quality from the Malay-Muslim perspective: a qualitative approach |
| title_sort | marital quality from the malay-muslim perspective: a qualitative approach |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30948/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/30948/1/ID%2030948.pdf |