The Relationship Between Financial Behavior, Financial Mutuality, and Marital Satisfaction of Married Individuals: The Mediating Effect of Financial Well-Being

Aktaş Özdemir M., Çopur Z.

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW, 2025 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2025
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/01494929.2025.2493856
  • Journal Name: MARRIAGE AND FAMILY REVIEW
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, AgeLine, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, Index Islamicus, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Financial mutuality and financial behavior play an important role in the lives of married individuals and, consequently, in the functioning of families. This study thus aims to ascertain whether there is a correlation between financial behavior, financial mutuality, financial well-being, and marital satisfaction among married individuals in T & uuml;rkiye. Additionally, it seeks to determine whether financial well-being is a mediating factor in the relationship between financial behavior, financial mutuality, and marital satisfaction. The study was conducted with 262 married heterosexual individuals (58.4% male, 41.6% female) from various districts of Ankara. The results of the correlation analysis showed a positive relationship between financial mutuality, financial well-being, marital satisfaction, income, education, and financial behavior. The results showed a positive relationship between financial well-being, marital satisfaction, education, and spouses' financial mutuality. The path analysis revealed that the direct effects of financial mutuality on marital satisfaction were significant, in contrast to the indirect effects mediated by financial well-being.