أنماط التواصل الزواجي و علاقته بإدارة ضغوط الحياة كما تدركه الزوجة العاملة

Abstract EN

The study aims to identify the nature of the relationship between the patterns of marital communication with its interlocutors (dictatorial, ignorant, moderate), and managing life pressures as the wife working with her interlocutors perceives it (marital pressures, work pressures, social pressures, economic pressures, child-raising pressures).

The data were collected by applying the research tools represented in (the initial data form for the family, the questionnaire of marital communication patterns as perceived by the wives, the questionnaire for managing life stress) on an objective random sample of (280) working women from Riyadh.

This study followed the descriptive and analytical approach.

Data were analyzed and doing the appropriate statistical treatments were performed using (Spss.) program.

The study reached a set of results, the most important of which are: The existence of a negative correlation at the level of significance 0.01 between the types of marital communication with her interlocutors, and the management of life pressures of the wife working with her interlocutors; while a positive statistically significant relationship was found between the moderate pattern and the management of life stress with its interlocutors; with the exception of the axis of parenting pressures, no statistically significant correlation was found.

The existence of statistically significant differences between the average scores of wives in the patterns of marital communication with their interlocutors in favor of non-participants with the exception of the moderate pattern in favor of the participants.

Statistically significant differences were found between the average scores of wives in managing life stress in their interlocutors according to the participation in family spending in favor of the participants.

Likewise, there is a statistically significant discrepancy between wives in the patterns of marital communication with their interlocutors as perceived by the study sample wives, according to (the wife's age in favor of less than 20 years, except for the moderate pattern in favor of wives (51 years and over), the duration of marriage in favor of less than 5 years except for the moderate pattern in favor of wives whose duration of marriage ranges from (15: less than 20 years), the educational level of the husband and wife in favor of the higher educational level, and the existence of a statistically significant discrepancy between wives in managing life stress in some of its interlocutors for working wives according to the duration of marriage from 15 to less than 20 years.

The study recommended that the relevant community institutions provide programs and training courses that develop the spirit of good communication between the spouses and improve their relationship with each other in order to support building the family and work on its stability.

Establishing a special department for teaching family and marriage counseling at the university to work on enlightening young girls about how to deal with the requirements of married life.

Directing social institutions interested in women's affairs to organize counseling and orientation programs for women working in the private and government sectors, in cooperation with employers, that contribute to alleviating the pressures facing working women.