Preliminary Study: Does Marital Satisfaction Predict Divorce Intention during Covid-19 Pandemic?

Muhammad Iqbal, Husnul Mujahadah, Dini Hanifa, Tazkiya Nabila

2021

Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people live, including families. In some families, this condition has brought out marital conflicts, which may lead to divorce. One of the causes of divorce is marital dissatisfaction. However, it is still unclear whether marital dissatisfaction predicts divorce intention during the pandemic. This study aims to determine the relationship between marital satisfaction and divorce intention during the pandemic and whether there was a relationship between demographic characteristics and divorce intention. Using the EMS questionnaire developed by Fowers and Olson (1993) and the Divorce Intention questionnaire developed by Ardian et. al (2018), the study found a negative relationship between the two variables. While marital satisfaction is low, divorce intention is high. Marital satisfaction predicts the rise of divorce intention. A total of 23 participants (56%) expressed their desire to divorce. More than half of the participants (60%) reported marital problems during the pandemic, such as communication problems, conflicts with spouses and children, mental health problems, and gadget addiction. Recommendations are to prevent divorce during the pandemic by implementing communication and problem-solving training to improve the couple’s skills in managing marital conflicts. Future studies can measure others variables that predict divorce intentions, particularly during a crisis.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Iqbal M., Mujahadah H., Hanifa D. and Nabila T. (2021). Preliminary Study: Does Marital Satisfaction Predict Divorce Intention during Covid-19 Pandemic?. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche, ISBN 978-989-758-580-7, pages 251-262. DOI: 10.5220/0010811100003347

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpsyche21,
author={Muhammad Iqbal and Husnul Mujahadah and Dini Hanifa and Tazkiya Nabila},
title={Preliminary Study: Does Marital Satisfaction Predict Divorce Intention during Covid-19 Pandemic?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,},
year={2021},
pages={251-262},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010811100003347},
isbn={978-989-758-580-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Psychological Studies - Volume 1: ICPsyche,
TI - Preliminary Study: Does Marital Satisfaction Predict Divorce Intention during Covid-19 Pandemic?
SN - 978-989-758-580-7
AU - Iqbal M.
AU - Mujahadah H.
AU - Hanifa D.
AU - Nabila T.
PY - 2021
SP - 251
EP - 262
DO - 10.5220/0010811100003347