Wife's Perception to Pursue Her Career

Wife’s Perception of Husband’s Support in Pursuing Her

Career in Relation to Wife’s Marital Satisfaction among

Working Wives in Metro Manila

Berta Esti Ari Prasetya

Faculty of Psychology, Satya Wacana Christian University

e-mail: berta_research@yahoo.com

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This study investigated whether a wife’s perception of her husband’s

support in pursuing her career is correlated with wife’s marital satisfaction

among working wives in Metro Manila. A survey method using

questionnaires (Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale and Husband’s Support

Questionnaire) and open-ended questions were used in collecting the data.

There were 129 Filipino working wives participated. The result of a

correlational analysis showed that there was a positive and significant

correlation between wife’s perception of her husband’s support in pursuing

her career and wife’s marital satisfaction (r = .52, p < .01). The answers to

open-ended questions were content analyzed and resulted that the

supports given by the husband made the wives see themselves and their

husbands in a more positive outlook, it also helps wives s ee their jobs in a

more positive way.

Keywords ● husband’s support in pursuing wife’s career ● wife’s marital

satisfaction

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A marital relationship has long been considered the most intimate, special,

and enduring bond most adults experience in this lifetime. The sacred union is so

dear and personal that the two persons may be considered as one, not only by

the society and culture, but also by the law (Medina, 2001). This synergistic

relationship is particularly special because couples share the most private matters

in their lives, risking heavy emotional investments that each party would otherwise

not do had it been...