The relationship between attachment styles, romantic jealousy level and marriage satisfaction living individuals in Çatalca

The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between attachment styles , jealousy level , marital satisfaction of married people living Çatalca, and to determine if these variables differ with gender, age, education level, duration of marriage, type of marriage, number of children. The sample of the research consist of 200 married individuals ( 104 female- 96male). The research is descriptive study and the sample of the research was chosen by easy-accessible sampling method. Participants were given a personal information form (PIF) prepeared by the researcher. Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory-II (ECR-II) which was developed by Brennan, Clark and Shaver in 1998 was used to measure the attachment style of participants. The Romantic Jealousy Scale developed by Pines and Arenson in 1983 was used to measure the level of romantic jealousy. Marriage satisfaction was measured by the 'Marriage Satisfaction Scale (MSS)' developed by Çelik in 2006. Descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation analysis, Mann-Whitney U analysis, Kruskal-Wallis H test and multiple regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. The results show that marital satisfaction and jealousy levels change according to the style of attachment. Demographic variables, financial status and educational status indicate that marriage satisfaction and attachment styles are influential. The results of the regression analyzes indicate that the satisfaction predictors from marriage are evasive attachment and financial status; whereas the predictors of jealousy triggers were avoidant attachment and marital satisfaction. Keywords: Attachment Styles, Romantic Jealousy, Marriage Satisfaction.