Gender Differences in Spirituality and Marital Adjustment Among Single and Dual Earner Couples in Indian Society

Abstract

The present study aimed to examine the gender differences in spirituality and marital adjustment among single and dual earner couples between 25 to 45 years of age range ( working couples= 100; male =50 and female=50, Single earner couples=100; working males=50, non-working females=50) . The total sample consisted of 200 participants. The Spirituality Scale developed by S S Haidari and Marital Adjustment Questionnaire ( MAQ ) developed by Kanchana Rohatgi and Pramod Kumar were used for collection of data.. Exploratory analyses and two way ANOVA was applied across gender and variables. Correlation analysis was conducted out in order to have a better understanding about the relationship between variables. Results indicate that women are better in spirituality than men, and dual earner female couples have higher mean scores in spirituality than other groups. Findings also reveal that there is no significant gender difference in marital adjustment among single and dual earner couples .And there is positive correlation between Spirituality and marital adjustment.