본 연구는 성격과 결혼만족도와 어떠한 관계가 있는지 알아보기 위해 것이다. 이를 위하여 총 200쌍의 부부를 대상으로 자료를 수집하여 성격적 부적응 수준, 성격지각의 차이, 성격특질 등과 결혼만족도와의 관계를 분석하였으며, 부부의 성격조합별 결혼만족도 차이를 검토하였다. 분석 결과, 성격적 부적응 수준이 높을수록 결혼만족도가 낮게 나타났고, 강박성 성격은 가장 높은 결혼만족도를, 반사회성 성격과 경계선 성격은 낮은 결혼만족도를 보였다. 신경증은 결혼만족도와 높은 부적 상관을 나타내었다. 성격지각의 차이에 따른 결혼만족도에서는 자신이 자신에 대해 지각한 성격이 자신의 결혼만족도와 더 높은 상관을 나타내었다(자신효과; actor-effect). 부부의 유사성은 의존성과 같은 일부 성격유형을 제외하고는 전반적으로 결혼만족도를 높이는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 군집별 결혼만족도는 결혼만족도가 가장 높은 강박성이 포함되어있는 C군과의 조합에서는 비교적 높은 결혼만족도를 보인 반면, B군과의 조합에서는 비교적 낮은 결혼만족도를 보였다. 본 연구는 개인의 성격뿐 아니라 상대방의 성격에 따라 결혼만족도가 달라질 수 있음을 시사한다.
The purpose of this study was examined how the relationship between the personality and marital satisfaction. Level of personality maladjustment, personality differences of perception, personality traits were analyzed as the relationship between marital satisfaction. The result were found that there was the difference of marital satisfaction by character and the types of personality, and the degree of maladjustment of personality was negatively related to marital satisfaction. Obsessive-compulsive personality was related to the highest levels of marital satisfaction, and antisocial personality was related to the lowest levels of marital satisfaction. Also, neuroticism had a negatively strong association with marital satisfaction. In the correlations, the actor-effect has a stronger level of correlation with marital satisfaction than partner-reported personality does. Overall, the similarity of the couple appeared to be improving marital satisfaction. The set of personalities in which cluster C showed relatively high level of marital satisfaction, whereas set of cluster B showed the lowest level of marital satisfaction. Therefore, this study suggests that marital satisfaction is influenced by spouse's personality as well as the individual's personality.
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