Investigation about perfectionism as a predictor of problem-solving skills and romantic relationship satisfaction of married individuals

The aim of the study is to examine how the perfectionism levels of married individuals predict their problem-solving skills and romantic relationship satisfaction. In addition, the relationship between perfectionism, romantic relationship satisfaction and problem-solving skills of married individual according to demographic variables like gender, age, education level, income level, meeting with spouse, duration of marriage and number of child was examined. 522 married individuals (287 female, 235 male) were administered using Demographic Information Form, Dyadic Almost Perfect Scale (DAPS), Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) and Marital Problem-Solving Scale (MPSS). The data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) 25.0 package program. Correlational research method was used to examine the relationship between study variables and demographic variables. In order to answer the research questions, Multiple Regression analysis, Independent T-Test analysis and One Way ANOVA analysis methods were used. According to the results, it was found that the Perfectionism positively correlated with all sub-dimension of own and negatively correlated with the Romantic Relationship Satisfaction and Problem Solving Skills scales. The difference sub-dimension of perfectionism negatively predicted the romantic relationship satisfaction and problem solving skills. High standards sub-dimension of perfectionism positively predicted problem solving skills in marriage. Lastly, significant differences were found between the variables and gender, education level, income level, meeting with spouse, duration of marriage and number of child of the participants. The results were discussed and some suggestions were made. Keywords: Perfectionism, Romantic Relationship Satisfaction, Problem Solving Skills in Marriage.