Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays
Studies have shown that many married couples experience "deterioration of love" after marriage. A positive perception on love is crucial in ensuring a happy and satisfied marriage. Unhappy marriages are related to many psychological and developmental problems to the individual and individu...
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| author | Mohd Hoesni, Suzana Mohd Hashim, Intan Hashimah Chong, Sheau Tsuey Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Subhi, Nasrudin Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda Nen, Salina Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi |
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| description | Studies have shown that many married couples experience "deterioration of love" after marriage. A positive perception on love is crucial in ensuring a happy and satisfied marriage. Unhappy marriages are related to many psychological and developmental problems to the individual and individuals around the married couples. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore how soon-to-be married urban Malays give meanings and express marital love. Implicit approach to studying love was applied using the prototype love theory. Participants of the study were 245 soon-to-be-married urban Malays attending a compulsory premarital course within Federal Territory, Malaysia. Questionnaires consisted of participants' personal background information, information on relationships and questions on how participants' give meanings and express marital love. Findings indicated that participants give meanings to marital love by relating to gain God's blessings. Findings also showed that "where" and "who" was present during the expressions of marital love were important in determining the kind of expressions of marital love among urban Malays. Results also showed that expressions of marital love which involve physical contact were less desirable. Implications and future direction of this research were also discussed. |
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| spelling | upm-445772020-08-04T02:27:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44577/ Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays Mohd Hoesni, Suzana Mohd Hashim, Intan Hashimah Chong, Sheau Tsuey Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Subhi, Nasrudin Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda Nen, Salina Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Studies have shown that many married couples experience "deterioration of love" after marriage. A positive perception on love is crucial in ensuring a happy and satisfied marriage. Unhappy marriages are related to many psychological and developmental problems to the individual and individuals around the married couples. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore how soon-to-be married urban Malays give meanings and express marital love. Implicit approach to studying love was applied using the prototype love theory. Participants of the study were 245 soon-to-be-married urban Malays attending a compulsory premarital course within Federal Territory, Malaysia. Questionnaires consisted of participants' personal background information, information on relationships and questions on how participants' give meanings and express marital love. Findings indicated that participants give meanings to marital love by relating to gain God's blessings. Findings also showed that "where" and "who" was present during the expressions of marital love were important in determining the kind of expressions of marital love among urban Malays. Results also showed that expressions of marital love which involve physical contact were less desirable. Implications and future direction of this research were also discussed. IDOSI Publications 2011 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/44577/1/Subjective%20meanings%20and%20expressions%20of%20marital%20love%20among%20soon-to-be-married%20urban%20Malays.pdf Mohd Hoesni, Suzana and Mohd Hashim, Intan Hashimah and Chong, Sheau Tsuey and Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman and Subhi, Nasrudin and Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda and Nen, Salina and Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi (2011) Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays. World Applied Sciences Journal, 12. pp. 25-28. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426 https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj12(SPSHD)2011.htm |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Hoesni, Suzana Mohd Hashim, Intan Hashimah Chong, Sheau Tsuey Mohamad, Mohd Suhaimi Jusoff, Kamaruzaman Subhi, Nasrudin Sarnon @ Kusenin, Norulhuda Nen, Salina Mohamad, Lukman @ Zawawi Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays |
| title | Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays |
| title_full | Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays |
| title_fullStr | Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays |
| title_short | Subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban Malays |
| title_sort | subjective meanings and expressions of marital love among soon-to-be-married urban malays |
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