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When and how does the number of children affect marital satisfaction? An international survey

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  • Marta Kowal
  • Agata Groyecka-Bernard
  • Marta Kochan-Wójcik
  • Piotr Sorokowski

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The present global study attempts to verify the links between marital satisfaction and the number of children as well as its moderators in an international sample. Data for the study was obtained from our published dataset and included 7178 married individuals from 33 countries and territories. We found that the number of children was a significant negative predictor of marital satisfaction; also sex, education, and religiosity were interacting with the number of children and marital satisfaction, while there were no interactions with economic status and individual level of individualistic values. The main contribution of the present research is extending our knowledge on the relationship between marital satisfaction and the number of children in several, non-Western countries and territories.

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  • Marta Kowal & Agata Groyecka-Bernard & Marta Kochan-Wójcik & Piotr Sorokowski, 2021. "When and how does the number of children affect marital satisfaction? An international survey," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(4), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0249516
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249516
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    1. James K. Rilling & Craig Hadley, 2023. "A Mixed Methods Study of the Challenges and Rewards of Fatherhood in a Diverse Sample of U.S. Fathers," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(3), pages 21582440231, August.
    2. Fira Ayu Yustia & Ahmad Munjirin & Fasha Nabila Azhari Nurdin & Ni’matuzahroh & Diah Karmiyati, 2023. "How’s Parenting Stress can Decrease Marital Satisfaction? Study on Teen Mom," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(12), pages 1398-1407, December.

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