Predictors of Marital Adjustment and Quality of Life among School Teachers in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

Abstract

This study aims to examine the predictors of marital adjustment and quality of life of school teachers. A cross-sectional research design was adopted and convenience sampling was used as a method of data collection from 161 married teachers working in different private and public schools of Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale was used to assess marital adjustment and World Health Organization Quality of Life – BREF Scale was used to assess quality of life. Multiple regression analysis was conducted using various socio-demographic variables to determine the predictors of both marital adjustment and quality of life and the results showed that the model was statistically significant for both marital adjustment (R2 = .07) and quality of life (R2 = .25). Age group (B = -4.02) and duration of marriage (B = 1.551) were statistically significant predictors of marital adjustment. In case of quality of life, relationship satisfaction (one of the subscale of marital adjustment) (B = 1.729) appeared as a significant predictor. The findings showed that age group and marriage duration were significant predictors of marital adjustment and relationship satisfaction was a significant predictor of quality of life of school teachers.