Case Study: Analysis of Factors Affecting Marriage Satisfaction in Married Couples During Pandemic:

Emy Rosiana; Ayu Arba Zaman; Fitri Lutfiani; Megawati Simanjuntak; Yulina Eva  Riany

doi:10.29244/jfs.vi.36537

Emy Rosiana Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing, Directorate General of Human Settlements, Work Unit for the Development of Settlement Areas of Nusa Tenggara Barat Province, Mataram, Indonesia
Ayu Arba Zaman Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University
Fitri Lutfiani Al-Jumhuriyah Private Islamic School (MIS), Mulyasari, Bayongbong District, Garut Regency, Indonesia
Megawati Simanjuntak Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
Yulina Eva Riany Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29244/jfs.vi.36537

Keywords: couples married during the pandemic, marriage satisfaction, pandemic period

Abstract

Marriage is a sacred moment because it is considered a symbol of the transformation of parent’s responsibility to the husband who is the head of the household. Marriage adjustment during the pandemic and the division of roles of gender in family life must be well intertwined in order to create a sense of satisfaction in marriage, especially for married couples during the pandemic. The study aims to analysis the marriage satisfaction of married couples during the pandemic. The study is a qualitative study using an impressive type of case study. sampling technique with the wife of the couple who conducted a wedding during the pandemic as the subject. The data retrieval technique involves semi-structured interviews using the interview guidelines and analysis through the three-grooved technique of data reduction, data presentation, deduction/verification. Research has shown that marriage satisfaction of married couples during the pandemic is affected by internal factors such as family relationships, social and external environments, free time between couples, preparations for childbirth, and parenting. The relationship between the spouse and the family of both spouses works well, which promotes satisfaction in the marriage.

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Case Study: Analysis of Factors Affecting Marriage Satisfaction in Married Couples During Pandemic