Investigation of the relationship between marriage satisfaction, deception tendency and personality traits in married individuals

Goal: The aim of this study is to examine the relationships between marital satisfaction, deception tendency and personality traits in married individuals. Method: The sample of this research consist of a total of 311 people, 99 male, 212 female individuals who have been married for at least one year the ages of 20 to 70. The datas were collected from individuals who live in İstanbul between August 2019 and January 2020. In this research, after the Informed Consent Form, the Socio-demographic Information Form, Marital Life Scale (EYÖ), Ten-Item Personality Scale (OMKÖ) and Deception Tendency Scale (AEÖ) were applied respectively to the participants. SPSS 23.0 statistics program was used in the analysis of the data. T- Test, One Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA), and Pearson Correlation Analysis were used. Results: As a result of the study, socio-demographic variables such as living time in Istanbul, place of birth, working status, educational status, number of marriages and having a diagnosed illness did not differ significantly with EYÖ, AEÖ and OMKÖ, while gender, age, spouse age, spouse's employment status, income level, age of marriage, duration of marriage, age difference with spouse, having children, number of children, type of marriage, duration of acquaintance before marriage, relationship with spouse, number of people living at home, spouse diagnosed discomfort have a significant relationship between EYÖ, AEÖ and OMKÖ. In this reaearch also founded a significant negative correlation between EYÖ and AEÖ. There is no significant correlation could not found between OMKÖ with EYÖ and AEÖ. Conclusion: In summary, our research focused on the relationships between marital satisfaction and deception tendency which are frequently prominent concepts in marital life, and by looking at the personality traits on these variables, the results are presented for discussion within the scope of the literature to discuss. Keywords: Marriage, Marriage Satisfaction, Deception, Deception Tendency, Personality Traits