Life positions and basic psychological needs as the identifiers of relationship sati̇sfacti̇on among spouses

The main purpose of this study is to examine whether life positions and basic psychological needs are determinants of relationship satisfaction in spouses. For this purpose, the relationship between life positions and basic psychological needs of both men and women were investigated. The sample of the study consists of married couples consisting of 200 women and 200 men. Relation of Relationship Satisfaction Scale, Life Positions Scale, Basic Psychological Needs Scale and personal information form prepared by the researcher were used in the study. Hierarchical Regression Analysis was used to analyze the data. As a result of the study, when the sub-dimensions of basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, relationship) the data acquired from women show that the higher women's level of 'competence' and 'relationship' is, the higher and more meaningful men's relationship satisfaction gets. On the other hand, the data acquired from men show that the state of 'autonomy' and relationship' is meaningful and women's relationship satisfaction is high. While life positions of women were determinant in relationship satisfaction, it was seen that life positions were not determinant in relationship satisfaction of men. While life positions of women affect the satisfaction of men, life positions of men do not affect the satisfaction of women. Keywords: Satisfaction of Relationship, Life Positions, Basic Psychological Needs.