Examination of relationship attachment in married individuals in terms of altruism, empathy, compassion and various demographic and relationship-dependent variables

The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between relationship stability (attachment) and social psychological (altruism, compassion and empathy), demographic and relationship-dependent variables in married couples. The universe of the research consists of married individuals in the province of Van. The sample of the study consists of married individuals working at Van Yüzüncü Yıl University and their relatives, a total of 271 people, including 113 women and 158 men. The Altruism Scale, Compassion Scale, Interpersonal Reactivity Index, Relationship Stability Scale and the Demographic Information Form prepared by the researcher were used as data collection tools in the study. The analysis of the obtained data was made on the total scores obtained from the scales. The analysis of the data in the research was carried out by using the SPSS 21.0 package program. In their analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA technique, Scheffe-F test to determine the difference between groups, and Simple Correlation Analysis techniques were used. As a result of the analysis, it has been observed that altruism has a low level of significant relations positively with relationship satisfaction and relationship investment, which are sub-dimensions of relationship stability. A low-level positive correlation was found between compassion and relationship investment, which is one of the sub-dimensions of relationship stability. Differences were found between income and relationship satisfaction, which is the sub-dimensions of relationship stability. Significant differences were not obtained between the sub-dimensions of relationship stability and the place where most of the life was spent. Significant differences were obtained in the dimension of evaluating the quality of the options of the stability of the relationship with gender. Besides, no significant differences were observed between Relationship Stability and relationship variables between spouse and marriage style and duration of the relationship. However, significant differences were observed between the time to continue the relationship and Relationship satisfaction, and it was found that the mean scores of Relationship satisfaction were significantly higher for those who think their relationships will continue for life and those who think their relationship will last 5 years or more. In addition, there was a significant difference in the mean scores of relationship satisfaction and evaluating the quality of the options, compared to those who think that married individuals' perceptions and expectations about how long their relationship will last for life, and those who think their relationship will last for 1-20 years, and no significant difference was found in the relationship investment dimension. As a result of the analysis and the results obtained, it was concluded that the sub-dimensions of the Relationship Stability will differ according to some of the demographic variables and relational variables. The results of the research were evaluated within the framework of the relevant literature; Suggestions were made for future research.