Neuroticism as a Predictors of Marital Satisfaction

The aim of the current empirical piece of research is to examine the predicting effect of neuroticism on marital satisfaction. Following the stratified random sampling technique 160-male partners of married couples within the age range of 38-40 yrs were drawn from Raipur city to serve as participants. Correlational research design was employed to see the predicting effect of neuroticism. Marital satisfaction scale constructed and standardized by Bhagat and Hasan (2013) was used to asses the marital satisfaction. For assessing neuroticism the Hindi Version of Eysenck Personality Questionnaire by Jitendra Mohan (1985) was used. The result indicated that the neuroticism is a significant predictor of marital satisfaction.