An existential-phenomenological approach to understanding the experience of marital satisfaction
department or school: Education, Faculty of
department or school: Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Cawsey, Peter
issued: 2010-06-02T20:11:31Z
issued: 1985
related degree: Master of Arts - MA
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: This study is an existential-phenomenological investigation into the experience of marital satisfaction. It sought to understand the meaning of marital satisfaction as lived. Five married individuals, three females and two males, who had been married for ten years or longer were interviewed. They were selected on the basis that they were experiencing satisfaction in their marriage by their own reckoning. They were located through personal referrals from friends and colleagues. Each person (co-researcher) was asked to tell the story of satisfaction in their marriage. The in-depth interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed and analyzed using an existential-phenomenological approach as outlined by Colaizzi (1978). The protocol analysis resulted in the explication of fifteen themes. The themes (or constituents) were described and then woven into an exhaustive phenomenological description of the experience of marital satisfaction. Finally a concise description of the experience was formulated. The results of the study show that there is a consensus of the experience and meaning of marital satisfaction by those (the co-researchers) living the experience. The study makes suggestions for future research and points out applications of the results in pre-marital and couples counselling.
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note: AN EXISTENTIAL-PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCE OF MARITAL SATISFACTION By PETER CAWSEY B.R.E., University of B r i t i s h Columbia, 1973 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS i n THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES (DEPARTMENT OF COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY) We accept t h i s thesis as conforming to tjhe reqtjired standard THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA A p r i l 1985 ©Peter Cawsey, 1985 In presenting t h i s thesis i n p a r t i a l f u l f i l m e n t of the requirements for an advanced degree at the University of B r i t i s h Columbia, I agree that the Library s h a l l make i t f r e e l y available for reference and study. I further agree that permission for extensive copying of t h i s thesis for scholarly purposes may be granted by the head of my department or by his or her representatives. I t i s understood that copying or publication of t h i s thesis for f i n a n c i a l gain s h a l l not be allowed without my written permission. Department Of Counselling Psychology The University of B r i t i s h Columbia 1956 Main Mall Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Y3 Date April 26, 1985 DE-6 (3/81) ABSTRACT This study i s an e x i s t e n t i a l - p h e n o m e n o l o g i c a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n i n t o the experience of m a r i t a l s a t i s f a c t i o n . I t sought to understand the meaning of m a r i t a l s a t i s f a c t i o n as l i v e d . F i v e married i n d i v i d u a l s , three females and two males, who had been married f o r ten years or longer were i n t e r v i e w e d . They were s e l e c t e d on the b a s i s t h a t they were e x p e r i e n c i n g s a t i s f a c t i o n i n t h e i r marriage by t h e i r own reckoning. They were l o c a t e d through personal r e f e r r a l s from f r i e n d s and c o l l e a g u e s . Each person ( c o - r e s e a r c h e r ) was asked to t e l l the s t o r y of s a t i s f a c t i o n i n t h e i r marriage. The in-…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0054313
language: eng
degree discipline: Counselling Psychology
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publisher: University of British Columbia
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scholar level: Graduate
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/25363