Date of Award
1994
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Art
First Advisor
Pamela Nickels
Second Advisor
Maxine Gilner
Third Advisor
Dorothy McGuffin
Abstract
Many personality variables determine marital satisfaction. According to Myers theory (1993), couples are more likely to experience marital satisfaction if the spouses share similarity on the second preference of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI], the sensing-intuition [S-N] index. In contrast, Keirsey and Bates (1984) proposed that opposite MBTI types attract, but opposite temperaments do not. The purpose of this study was to determine whether similarity (having the same preference on the S-N index, or the same temperament) or complementarity (having opposite preferences on the S-N index, or opposite temperaments) was related to marital satisfaction among couples. Thirty-one white married couples completed three questionnaires separately from their spouses: the MBTI, the Index of Marital Satisfaction (IMS), and a Demographic Sheet. Point-biserial correlation analyses found low relationships, but crosstabulations showed patterns of similarity over complementarity.
Recommended Citation
Sullentrup, Glenda Sue, "The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Marital Satisfaction: Similarity and Complementarity" (1994). Theses. 1527.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/theses/1527
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