Emotional Regulation and Marital Satisfaction among Married Working Men and Women

Abstract

One of the key psychological factors examined in investigating married people's mental and emotional health is emotion. This inquiry explores the nexus between marital fulfillment and the capacity for emotional self-regulation in the working population. Purposive sampling was used to identify 200 participants,100 males and 100 women, from the Pakistani cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Data were collected using the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (Fowers & Olson, 1993) and the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (Gross & John, 2003). To test the proposed hypotheses, the study employed a statistical framework comprising Pearson correlation, independent samples t-tests, and regression analysis. The results showed that emotional regulation significantly improves marital satisfaction. Significant differences between genders were also noted, with men demonstrating better emotional control and higher levels of marital satisfaction than women. Additionally, there were no significant differences between government and private sector employees in terms of marital satisfaction or emotional control. To gain a more thorough understanding of its impact on marital satisfaction, future research is urged to look at a broader range of emotional regulation components and related domains.