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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > marital satisfaction and quality
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > marital satisfaction and quality
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > dating, courtship, and marriage > marital satisfaction and quality
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > psychological processes > marital satisfaction and quality
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > psychological processes > marital satisfaction and quality
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > psychological processes > marital satisfaction and quality

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marital satisfaction and quality  

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  • Marital satisfaction (also called marital quality or marital happiness) typically refers to the subjective attitude that individuals have toward their marital relationship. Marital quality may be used synonymously with marital satisfaction, but it also has been used to refer to marital adjustment (see later) or to refer to marital satisfaction in conjunction with marital conflict. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Marital Satisfaction and Quality]

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