Comparison of martial satisfaction, marital adjustment and martial intimacy among employed and unemployed married woman students of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz

The aim of this study was to compare martial satisfaction, marital adjustment and martial intimacy among employed and unemployed married woman students of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz. The statistical sample of this causal-comparative study concluded 246 married women (124 employed and 122 unemployed) of Islamic Azad University of Ahvaz, who were selected by convenient sampling. Research instruments were Enrich martial satisfaction questionnaire, Harmon Sink marital adjustment questionnaire and Bagarozzi martial intimacy questionnaire. Data analyzed by two way ANOVAs. The results showed that employed married students have more marital satisfaction than unemployed ones (P= 0.012; F=6.36). Also, they have more adjustment than unemployed married female students (P=0.005; F=7.85). Employed married female students have more marital satisfaction and marital adjustment than unemployed ones but they have less emotional, intellectual, spiritual and aesthetical intimacy than unemployed married female students.