Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds

The present study examined the relationship between locus of control with marital satisfaction and marital stability in a sample of 278 newlyweds. Participants completed the Demographic Information Sheet, The Internality, Powerful Others, and Chance (IPC) Scale, Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KM...

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Main Authors: Sawai, Joki Perdani, Juhari, Rumaya, Kahar, Rojanah, Ismail, Zanariah, Sawai, Rezki Perdani
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2018
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64976/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64976/1/018-1.pdf
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author Sawai, Joki Perdani
Juhari, Rumaya
Kahar, Rojanah
Ismail, Zanariah
Sawai, Rezki Perdani
author_facet Sawai, Joki Perdani
Juhari, Rumaya
Kahar, Rojanah
Ismail, Zanariah
Sawai, Rezki Perdani
author_sort Sawai, Joki Perdani
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The present study examined the relationship between locus of control with marital satisfaction and marital stability in a sample of 278 newlyweds. Participants completed the Demographic Information Sheet, The Internality, Powerful Others, and Chance (IPC) Scale, Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS) and Marital Instability Index (MII). Correlation analysis was employed to assess relationships among the variables. Result indicated that there is a negative significant relationship between external locus of control and marital satisfaction, but there is no significant relationship between internal locus of control and marital satisfaction. Whereas, there is no significant relationship between both locus of control with marital stability. This study incongruent with past research and contributes to the new findings on locus of control.
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spelling upm-649762018-09-03T04:16:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64976/ Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds Sawai, Joki Perdani Juhari, Rumaya Kahar, Rojanah Ismail, Zanariah Sawai, Rezki Perdani The present study examined the relationship between locus of control with marital satisfaction and marital stability in a sample of 278 newlyweds. Participants completed the Demographic Information Sheet, The Internality, Powerful Others, and Chance (IPC) Scale, Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS) and Marital Instability Index (MII). Correlation analysis was employed to assess relationships among the variables. Result indicated that there is a negative significant relationship between external locus of control and marital satisfaction, but there is no significant relationship between internal locus of control and marital satisfaction. Whereas, there is no significant relationship between both locus of control with marital stability. This study incongruent with past research and contributes to the new findings on locus of control. 2018 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64976/1/018-1.pdf Sawai, Joki Perdani and Juhari, Rumaya and Kahar, Rojanah and Ismail, Zanariah and Sawai, Rezki Perdani (2018) Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds. In: Simposium Kebangsaan Kanak-Kanak dan Keluarga 2018 (SKKK2018), 26-27 Apr. 2018, Fakulti Psikologi dan Pendidikan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah. (pp. 154-160).
spellingShingle Sawai, Joki Perdani
Juhari, Rumaya
Kahar, Rojanah
Ismail, Zanariah
Sawai, Rezki Perdani
Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds
title Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds
title_full Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds
title_fullStr Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds
title_full_unstemmed Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds
title_short Locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds
title_sort locus of control, marital satisfaction and marital stability among newlyweds
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64976/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/64976/1/018-1.pdf