The Relationship between Emotional Expressivity, Self-efficacy and Marital Happiness among type II Diabetic Patients

Abstract

This study examined the relationship among emotional expressivity, self-efficacy and marital happiness in patients with type II diabetes. It was hypothesised that there will be positive relation among emotional expressivity, self-efficacy and marital happiness in patients with type II diabetes. It was a co-relational study in nature. Sample size was 100 (n=100) in which fifty was the male patients (n=50) and fifty was the female patients (n=50). Emotional expressivity in participants was assessing by using the Provision of Emotional Expressivity Scale, self-efficacy scale was used to measure self-efficacy and comprehensive marital satisfaction scale was used to measure marital happiness in sample. In statistical analysis Pearson product moment correlation and independent sample t-test were used for analysis.  Result shows that there is significant negative relation between self-efficacy and marital satisfaction.  Result shows that there is non-significant negative relation between emotional expressivity and marital satisfaction. The results expressed that there is non-significant negative relation between self-efficacy and emotional expressivity.  Results described that there is significant difference on self-efficacy between males and females.

Key words; Emotional expressivity, Self-efficacy, Marital satisfaction