Relationship between Marital Adjustment, Depression, Stress and Anxiety among Young Adults

Abstract

The objective of the study was to assess the relationship between marital adjustment, depression, stress and anxiety and also to find the gender differences. Using convenient sampling method data was collected from the Indian population. The sample was married men and women and sample size was 66(men-33 and women-33). The study used correlational research design to assess the relationship. The researcher had used a marital adjustment questionnaire developed by Vaishnavi.P and Shalini.A (2020) and DASS developed by Lovibond and Lovibond (1995). The data was studied using Pearson correlation and the independent sample t test. The result indicated that there was a significant relationship between marital adjustment, stress and depression. There was no statistically significant link between marital adjustment and anxiety. There were no significant gender differences also. Conclusion is that individuals might not experience anxiety due to marital adjustment and they might experience stress and depression.