THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC PRESSURE, HUSBAND-WIFE INTERACTION, AND HUSBAND’S MARITAL SATISFACTION
Abstract
Marital satisfaction affects many aspects of people’s individual and social life. It is affected by factors such as economic strain and the couple’s interaction. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between economic pressure, husband-wife interaction, and husband's marital satisfaction. The data for this study were gathered from an online survey of 33 informal working husbands and 32 formal working husbands from West Java. The respondents were selected by using the purposive sampling technique. The Economic Pressure Questionnaire and Interpersonal Behavior Scale measured economic pressure and husband-wife interaction. ENRICH Marital Satisfaction instrument has been used to measure a husband's marital satisfaction. The findings revealed that economic pressure and husband-wife interaction significantly relate to the husband’s marital satisfaction. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the relative strength of independent variables in predicting a husband’s marital satisfaction. The results indicated that husband-wife interaction was found to have the strongest influence on a husband’s marital satisfaction. Findings imply that there is a need for strategies to improve the quality of husband-wife interactions to help prevent divorce prepared by both partners and related parties.
References
Aspary, O., Puspitawati, H., & Krisnatuti, D. (2021). Pengaruh karakteristik pekerja sosial, pasangan, interaksi suami-istri, dan kesejahteraan subjektif terhadap kualitas perkawinan pekerja sosial, 14(2), 140–151. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.24156/jikk.2021.14.2.140.
[BPS] Badan Pusat Statistik. (2019). Statistik Indonesia 2019. Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved from https://www.bps.go.id/publication/2019/07/04/daac1ba18cae1e90706ee58a/statistik-indonesia-2019.html.
[BPS] Badan Pusat Statistik. (2020). Hasil survey sosial demografi dampak COVID-19. Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved from https://www.bps.go.id/publication/2020/04/29/e9011b3155d45d70823c141f/statistik-indonesia-2020.html.
[BPS] Badan Pusat Statistik. (2021a). Statistik Indonesia 2021. Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved from https://www.bps.go.id/publication/2021/02/26/938316574c78772f27e9b477/statistik-indonesia-2021.html.
[BPS] Badan Pusat Statistik. (2021b). Booklet Sakernas Februari 2021. Badan Pusat Statistik. Retrieved from https://www.bps.go.id/publication/2021/08/09/790fa89d429d86821c12f57b/booklet-survei-angkatan-kerja-nasional-februari-2021.html.
[BPS] Badan Pusat Statistik. (2022). Statistik Indonesia 2022. Retrieved from https://www.bps.go.id/publication/2022/02/25/0a2afea4fab72a5d052cb315/statistik-indonesia-2022.html.
[BPS Provinsi Jawa Barat] Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Jawa Barat. (2020). Pekerja formal dan informal Provinsi Jawa Barat 2020. Badan Pusat Statistik Provinsi Jawa Barat. Retrieved from https://jabar.bps.go.id/publication/2021/12/03/567be264f2388f9792425406/pekerja-formal-dan-informal-provinsi-jawa-barat-2020.html.
Chuang, Y. C. (2005). Effects of interaction pattern on family harmony and well-being: Test of interpersonal theory, Relational-Models theory, and Confucian ethics. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 8(3), 272–291. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-839X.2005.00174.x.
Dew, J., & Jackson, M. (2017). Commitment and relationship maintenance behaviors as marital protective factors during economic pressure. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 39(2), 191–204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-017-9550-7.
Dewi, A. M., Puspitawati, H., & Krisnatuti, D. (2018). The effect of social capital and husband-wife interaction on marital quality among families in early and middle years marriage. Journal of Family Sciences, 03(01), 30–40. https://doi.org/10.29244/jfs.3.1.30-40.
Elder, G. H., Conger, R. D., Foster, E. M., & Ardelt, M. (1992). Families under economic pressure. Journal of Family Issues, 13(1), 5–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/019251392013001002.
Fala, M., Sunarti, E., & Herawati, T. (2020). Sumber stres, strategi koping, gejala stres, dan kepuasan perkawinan pada istri bekerja. Jurnal Ilmu Keluarga Dan Konsumen, 13(1), 25–37. https://doi.org/10.24156/jikk.2020.13.1.25.
Fowers, B. J., & Olson, D. H. (1993). ENRICH marital satisfaction scale: A brief research and clinical tool. Journal of Family Psychology, 7(2), 176–185. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-3200.7.2.176.
Harahap, S. R., & Lestari, Y. I. (2018). Peranan komitmen dan komunikasi interpersonal dalam meningkatkan kepuasan pernikahan pada suami yang memiliki istri bekerja. Jurnal Psikologi, 14(2), 120–128. https://doi.org/10.24014/jp.v14i2.5603.
Herawati, T., Kumalasari, B., Putri, F., & Tyas, S. (2018). Dukungan sosial, interaksi keluarga, dan kualitas perkawinan pada keluarga suami istri bekerja. Jurnal Ilmu Keluarga Dan Konsumen, 11(1), 1–12. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.24156/jikk.2018.11.1.1.
Kerkmann, B. C., Lee, T. R., Lown, J. M., & Allgood, S. M. (2000). Financial management, financial problems and marital satisfaction among recently married university students. Journal of Financial Counseling and Planning, 11(2), 55–65. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jean-Lown/publication/237293652_Financial_Management_Financial_Problems_And_Marital_Satisfaction_Among_Recently_Married_University_Students/links/543808790cf204cab1d5120c/Financial-Management-Financial-Problems-And-Marital-Satisfaction-Among-Recently-Married-University-Students.pdf.
Kingsbury, N., & Scanzoni, J. (1993). Structural-Functionalism. Boss, P., Doherty, W. J., LaRossa, R., Schumm, W. R., & Steinmetz, S. K. (Eds.), Sourcebook of family theories and methods: A contextual approach (pp. 195–221). New York: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85764-0.
Li, T., & Fung, H. H. (2011). The dynamic goal theory of marital satisfaction. Review of General Psychology, 15(3), 246–254. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024694.
Lorenz, F. O., Conger, R. D., Simon, R. L., Whitbeck, L. B., & Elder, G. H. (1991). Economic pressure and marital quality: An illustration of the method variance problem in the causal modeling of family processes. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 53(2), 375–388. https://doi.org/10.2307/352906.
Nindyasari, Y., & Herawati, T. (2018). The relation of emotional maturity, family interaction and marital satisfaction of early age married couples. Journal of Family Sciences, 3(2), 16–29. https://doi.org/10.29244/jfs.3.2.16-29.
Nurhayati, S. R., Faturochman, & Helmi, A. F. (2019). Marital quality: A conceptual review. Buletin Psikologi, 27(2), 109–124. https://doi.org/10.22146/buletinpsikologi.37691.
Nurhikmah, Wahyuningsih, H., & Kusumaningrum, F. A. (2018). Kepuasan pernikahan dan kematangan emosi pada suami dengan istri bekerja. Psikologika: Jurnal Pemikiran dan Penelitian Psikologi, 23(1), 52–60. https://doi.org/10.20885/psikologika.vol23.iss1.art5.
Orbuch, T. L., House, J. S., Mero, R. P., & Webster, P. S. (1996). Marital quality over the life course. Social Psychology Quarterly, 59(2), 162–171. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2307/2787050.
Puspitawati, H. (2017). Gender dan keluarga (Revisi). Bogor: IPB Press.
Puspitawati, H. (2018). Pengantar studi keluarga (Revisi). Bogor: IPB Press.
Puspitawati, H. (2021). Asesmen gender dan keluarga jilid 1. Bogor: IPB Press.
Putri, A. D., & Setiawina, N. D. (2013). Pengaruh umur, pendidikan, pekerjaan terhadap pendapatan rumah tangga miskin di desa bebandem. E-Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan Unud, 2(4), 173–180.
Raharjo, I. T., Puspitawati, H., & Krisnatuti, D. (2015). Tekanan ekonomi, manajemen keuangan, dan kesejahteraan pada keluarga muda. Jurnal Ilmu Keluarga Dan Konsumen, 8(1), 34–48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10834-010- 9195-2.
Retnaningsih, H. (2020). Bantuan sosial bagi pekerja di tengah pandemi Covid-19 : Sebuah analisis terhadap kebijakan sosial pemerintah. Aspirasi: Jurnal Masalah-Masalah Sosial, 11(2), 215–227. https://doi.org/10.22212/aspirasi.v11i2.1756.
Rollins, B. C., & Feldman, H. (1970). Marital satisfaction over the family life cycle. Marriage and Family, 32(1), 20–28. https://doi.org/10.7312/stei93738-024.
Sugarman, L. (2005). Life-Span Development: Framework, accounts, dan strategies. Taylor & Francis Group.
Sunarti, E. (2021). Inventori pengukuran keluarga. Bogor: IPB Press.
Tyas, F. P. S., Herawati, T., & Sunarti, E. (2017). Tugas perkembangan keluarga dan kepuasan pernikahan pada pasangan menikah usia muda. Jurnal Ilmu Keluarga Dan Konsumen, 10(2), 83–94. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.24156/jikk.2017.10.2.83.
[UNICEF, UNDP, Prospera, & SMERU] United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Development Programme, and Prospera. (2021). Analysis of the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 on households and strategic policy recommendations for Indonesia. Jakarta: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
Wijayanti, U. T. (2021). Analisis faktor penyebab perceraian pada masa pandemi Covid-19 di Kabupaten Banyumas. Jurnal Ilmu Keluarga Dan Konsumen, 14(1), 14–26. https://doi.org/10.24156/jikk.2021.14.1.14.
