Examining the relationship between relationship stability, relational resilience and social interest in married individuals

In the context of the general purpose of this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between relationship stability of married individuals and relational resilience and social interest. For this purpose, correlational research design was preferred among quantitative research models. Purposive sampling method, one of the non-random sampling methods, was used in the process of determining the married individuals participating in the study. The study group of the research consists of 392 married individuals living in Gaziantep, 258 of whom are female (65.8%) and 134 of whom are male (34.2%). Independent t-test, one-way analysis of variance and hierarchical regression analysis were used to analyze the data. According to the findings, it was observed that the total score of relationship stability differed significantly in terms of education level and frequency of routine togetherness, but not in terms of gender and socioeconomic status. When demographic variables were analyzed in terms of relationship stability sub-dimensions, relationship satisfaction, relationship investment and commitment dimensions did not show significant differences in terms of socioeconomic levels, while the dimension of evaluating the quality of options differed significantly. While relationship satisfaction, evaluation of the quality of options and attachment levels differed significantly according to the frequency of visiting relatives, no significant difference was found in the dimension of relationship investment. The four sub-dimensions of relationship stability differ significantly according to the frequency of routine togetherness. When the relationships between the variables were analysed, it was concluded that there was a significant positive relationship between relationship stability, relational resilience and social interest. According to the results of the hierarchical regression analysis, 24% of the variance in relationship stability was explained by relational resilience and 2% by social interest, and both variables explained approximately 26% of relationship stability. According to these findings, relationship stability of married individuals can be explained by relational resilience and social interest variables.