Relationship between neurotic personality types and relationship decency of married individuals

The main purpose of the study is to examine to what extent neurotic personality types affect relationship stability in married individuals. The research group consists of a total number of 355 volunteer paticipants, 238 are women and 117 are men, whose age range 20-65, living in Istanbul, Adana, Dıyarbakır, Gaziantep ve Usak provinces. The data have evaluated through the 'Sociodemographic Information Form', the 'Horney-Coolidge Thridimensional Inventory' and the 'Relationship Stability Scale'. In the study, the relational screening model and the following tests were used in the analysis of the data; Pearson Product of Moments correlaiton coefficient test, Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis. The p value was taken as .05 in the evaluations. As a result of the analyzes made; While there was no significant difference between men and women in terms of personality types, a significant difference was found between men and women in terms of relationship stability, and relationship stability in men was statistically significantly higher. The level of satisfaction and the level of investment in the relationship; there was no significant difference between the years spent married in terms of relationship stability and educational status. As a result of the correlation analysis, it has been determined that there is a positive and significant relationship between the level of satisfaction obtained from the relationship with the docile type, which is one of the neurotic personality types., the level of evaluation of the options quality assessment and the level of investment. There is a negative relationship between the aggressive type and the level of satisfaction from the relationship; a positive relationship between the level of evaluation of the options quality and the level of investment; the negative relationship between the disconnected type and the level of satisfaction from the relationship; there is positive and significant relationship between the level of evoluation of the options quality and level of investment. Apositive and significant relationship was found between receiving psychiatric help and the level of satisfaction with the relationship and the level of investment made in the relationship. This research examined the relationship between neurotic personality types and relationship stability, based on the idea that personality has an effect on relationship processes. The results of the research show that personality types have an effect on the level of satisfaction from the relationship, the level of evoluation of the quality of the options, and the relationship investment.