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Family Cohesion and Adjustment as Predictors of the Meaning of Life and Happiness among a Sample of Married Couples in Jordan |
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PP: 1533-1549 |
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doi:10.18576/jsap/130509
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Author(s) |
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Saleh. A. Daradka,
Murad. K. A Lbawwat,
Randa. M. AL-Momani,
Reem. A. Alkenani,
Rabha. A. Alqudah,
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Abstract |
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| The study aimed to determine how family cohesion and adaptation related to lifes meaning and happiness in a sample of married couples in the Ajloun Governorate, Jordan. There were 820 husbands and wives in the study sample. The findings indicated that the degree of happiness was average, the degree of family cohesion and adaptation was average, and the degree of lifes purpose was high. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) for the level of family cohesion according to gender and in favor of males, while the results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of (α ≤ 0.05) for the level of meaning of life according to gender and in favor of males, However, gender-specific differences in happiness levels were statistically significant at the level of (α < 0.05) and favored men. The results also showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between the sample members levels of family cohesion and happiness and meaning of life at the significance level (α ≤ 0.05). The family cohesion dimensions contribute by (45%) to the happiness level and by (2%) to the meaning of life. |
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