The role of spousal support and marital adjustment in predicting housewives' burnout

The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive role of spousal support and marital adjustment on burnout in housewives with a non-clinical sample. The sample of the study consists of 390 housewives who do live in Turkey but not actively working women between the ages of 20-80 (M = 43.22, SD = 12.27). Sociodemographic Information and Data Form, Housewives Burnout Questionnaire (CUBAC) Spouse Support Scale (SSS), and Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS) were presented online to the participants. In addition to descriptive analyzes for sociodemographic variables, t-test and ANOVA were used to examine the effects of sociodemographic variables on the dependent variable, and correlation and hierarchical multiple regression analyzes were used to test the hypotheses of the research. According to findings of the study, while emotional support, instrumental and information support, do not predict burnout in housewives; the appraisal support and social companionship significantly and negatively predict burnout. In addition, while satisfaction and consensus sub-dimensions do not predict burnout in housewives, the conflict sub-dimension predicts burnout and significantly and positively. Accordingly, as the appraisal and social companionship support received from the spouse increases, burnout in housewives decreases while conflict in marriage increases, burnout in housewives increases. The findings of the study are expected to guide clinical practice in considering the role of spousal support and marital adjustment in evalution and treatment of burnout in housewives emerging in a marriage relationship.