Dependencia emocional y satisfacción marital en mujeres adultas

Abstract

Introduction: Emotional dependence is a maladaptive pattern, in which the person tries to meet emotional needs with other individuals, usually with his or her partner. Marital satisfaction is defined as the subjective and global valuation that a person has towards his or her partner and his or her relationship. Objective: To determine the relationship between emotional dependence and marital satisfaction in adult women. Method: The research had a quantitative approach with descriptive-correlational scope, non experimental and cross-sectional design. The Emotional Dependence Questionnaire (EDC) and the Pick and Andrade Marital Satisfaction Scale were administered to 102 women aged 18 to 65 years with a partner of at least one year of relationship. Results: In the study, no correlation was found between the total scores of emotional dependence and marital satisfaction; however, the scale of satisfaction with the emotional aspects of the spouse has a slight negative relationship with affective expression of the partner, modification of plans, attention seeking and emotional dependence. The mean score of emotional dependence is 60.88 and that of marital satisfaction is 56.9. Finally, no significant differences were found in marital satisfaction in relation to marital status. Conclusions: There is no correlation between the total scores of the constructs emotional dependence and marital satisfaction, but a negative correlation was identified with the scales of the tests applied. The higher the satisfaction with the emotional aspects of the spouse, the lower the emotional dependence, affective expression of the partner, modification of plans and attention seeking.