TITLE:
The Comparison of Relationship Satisfaction in Monocultural and Intercultural Couples
AUTHORS:
Fatmanur Cifci
KEYWORDS:
Relationship Satisfaction, Intercultural Couples, Culture
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.10 No.8,
August
16,
2023
ABSTRACT: Romantic love is a dynamic and psychological process that adapts across cultures, is influenced by cultural beliefs and values, and occurs in various ways around the world. In the literature, a significant difference was found between intercultural married couples and married couples from the same culture in terms of marital satisfaction. The lack of studies on intercultural family relationships makes keeps researchers from understanding these couples psychologically (e.g., different values and beliefs), emotionally (e.g., stress management), and socially (e.g., cultural behavioral differences). In this study, whether intercultural couples have more relationship satisfaction than monocultural couples will be addressed by aiming the contribute to the literature. It has been suggested that there is a gap between research on the relationship satisfaction of monocultural couples and multicultural couples. In this research, further research questions are provided to be investigated in future studies.