Shifa Malik
Pronouns: she/her
Research Mentor(s): Lester Wei Xiang Sim
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Research Mentor School/College/Department: Psychology / LSA
Presentation Date: April 20
Presentation Type: Poster
Session: Session 1 – 10am – 10:50am
Room: League Ballroom
Authors: Shifa Malik, Lester Sim
Presenter: 94
Abstract
Previous research shows that married people are more satisfied with their lives than single people because of the support and happiness that their marriage brings. However, the extent to which married people show greater levels of life satisfaction may be dependent on how emotionally stable they are: married people who show low levels of emotional stability might be ill-prepared to navigate challenges in their marriage and negatively spillover to their life satisfaction, while married people with greater levels of emotional stability are better equipped to successfully maneuver challenges within their relationship and show higher levels of life satisfaction. The purpose of this project is to evaluate the degree to which emotional stability moderates the association between people’s relationship status and their life satisfaction. We hypothesized that (1) married, as compared to single, people would show higher levels of life satisfaction and that (2) more, as compared to less, emotionally stable people would show higher levels of life satisfaction. We also expected that (3) married people who are more emotionally stable would show the highest levels of satisfaction and that single people who are less emotionally stable would show the lowest levels of life satisfaction. To do so, we used SPSS to examine the links between people’s relationship status, emotional stability, and life satisfaction in a combined sample of married and single Americans and Singaporeans (Total N = 446). Participants completed an online survey that assessed for emotional stability and a 6-item measure of life satisfaction that tapped on different domains of their lives (e.g. career, health). By studying the emotional stability of married versus single people, we can understand how people’s relationship status and personality are correlated with life satisfaction.
Social Sciences
