Investigation of the relationship between personality beliefs manipulation and empathy levels in married couples

In this study, the relationship between personality beliefs and manipulation and empathy levels in married couples was examined. A total of 200 people, including 100 married couples residing in Samsun, participated in the study. Within the scope of the study, the Demographic Information Form, Personality Belief Scale, Manipulation in Human Relations Scale and Empathy in Marriage Scale were answered by the participants. The findings obtained were analyzed through the SPSS software. Correlation, Multiple Regression, Independent Samples T-test, Mann Whitney U, Wilcoxon Signed Ranks, One-Way ANOVA and Kruskal Wallis H were used for analysis. A negative significant relationship was found between the Empathy in Marriage Scale and the Manipulation in Human Relations Scale, and a positive significant relationship was found between the Personality Belief Scale and the Manipulation in Human Relations Scale. The Personality Belief Scale subscales were evaluated according to gender, and only the obsessive-compulsive personality score was found to be higher in men than in women. When the Personality Belief Scale and its subscales were analyzed according to education, it was determined that avoidant, obsessive comp., antisocial, bordeline, schizoid and paranoid personality belief scores were differed in regard to education level. Manipulation in Human Relations scale and Personality Belief Scale scores were significant, but the differences between the Marriage Empathy Scale scores were insignificant.