Satisfaction with the Sex Life as a Predictor of Marital Adjustment among Working Women

Marriage is considered as a very important institution around the world and also the most beautiful relationship. Marital adjustment has long been a popular topic in studies of the family, probably because the concept is believed to be closely related to the stability of a given marriage. The definition of marriage varies according to different cultures, but it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged. This states that marital adjustment very much depends upon sexual satisfaction also. The present study examines the association among sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment. Sample of the study considered of 100 working women from Delhi/NCR. Their age ranged between 25-35 years. Revised Dyadic adjustment scale and Satisfaction with the sex life scale is used. Result indicates that there is a significant relation between sex life satisfaction and marital adjustment.