Correlation between sense of security and marital quality among female teachers in different education institutions

Objective To explore the relationship between the sense of security and marital quality among female teachers.Methods With stratified random sampling,709 married female teachers were selected from 3 universities,6 senior middle schools,5 junior middle schools,and 7 elementary schools in Qiqihar city and surveyed with a questionnaire.Results The marriage quality score among the female teachers aged 50 to 59 years was the highest and significantly higher compared with the female teachers aged 40 to 49 years(P<0.05).There were significant differences in the satisfaction to marital quality among the female teachers from different education institutions(P<0.01).There were significant associations of interpersonal security with marital quality domains of compatible character,conflict resolving,economic arrangement,and life concept(P<0.05);there were significant correlations between the sense of control and all marital quality domains except for relationship with relatives and friends and family role(P<0.05).Conclusion There is a close correlation between the sense of security and quality of marriage among female teachers in education institutions.