A Comparative Study of the Relationship between Marital Adjustment and Life Satisfaction among Childless Couples with or without an Adopted Child

Abstract

The present study explored the comparison between marital adjustment and life satisfaction of infertile couples with and without adopted child which makes it a comparative study. It was hypothesized that both groups will be different on marital adjustment and life satisfaction. Purposive sampling was employed to recruit a sample which accounted for 50 couples (n= 25 infertile couples with adopted child and n=25 infertile couples without adopted child) selected from Fatima memorial hospital Lahore and Daar-ul-usmania adoption center Lahore. Participants were required to fill a self-made demographic form, marital adjustment test)(Locke & Wallace, 1959) and Ryff psychological wellbeing scale (Ryff & Keyes, 1995). Descriptive analysis of data, independent sample t test were carried out to test the purposed hypotheses. Results revealed significant difference between marital adjustment and life satisfaction of infertile couples with adopted child. The additional findings of the study also showed insignificant gender differences in marital adjustment and life satisfaction of infertile couples with and without adopted child.