Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to identify the related factors on the marital satisfaction in working married women in Korea. Methods: The data were collected by self-report questionnaires from 567 working married women of over 20 years old in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, Cheonla, and Kyungsang province. Data were analyzed by using the SPSS win 14.0 program with t-test, ANOVA, pearson correlation, and stepwise multiple regression. Results: The results showed that the mean score of sexual life satisfaction and marital satisfaction were respectively 31.54 (range 10.00 to 50.00) and 58.82 (range 25.00 to 90.00). There were a significant difference in the score of sexual life satisfaction and marital satisfaction according to age, educational level, marital duration, number of child, type of job, purpose of working, monthly family income, menopause and hypertension. The marital satisfaction was significantly correlated with sexual life satisfaction (r=0.468, p<0.001), stress (r=-0.345, p<0.001), depression (r=-0.350, p<0.001), and job satisfaction (r=0.271, p<0.001). The stepwise multiple regression analysis showed that sexual life satisfaction (adjusted R2=0.216) strongly predicted the marital satisfaction. Conclusions: Effective sexual counselling program based on psychosocial intervention is need to design for married working women to improve marital satisfaction and quality of life.

Keywords

• women;
• working;
• marriage;
• sexuality;
• personal satisfaction