Spouses Differences on Love and Commitment among Commuter Marriage
Perbezaan Cinta dan Komitmen dalam Kalangan Pasangan Perkahwinan Komuter
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https://doi.org/10.33102/sainsinsani.vol10no1.707Keywords:
Love, Commitment, Relationship, Commuter MarriageAbstract
Abstract: This study explored the differences between commuter marriage relationships in terms of love and commitment. A total of 110 respondents were involved, who are married individuals and who have a long-distance marriage with a partner. This study involved secondary and primary school teachers in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. The study design is quantitative using a set of standard questionnaires to test the study variables. The Triangular Love Scale was used to measure love and the Investment Model Scale (IMS) was used to measure commitment variables. Pearson Correlation Analysis was used to analyse the relationship between love and commitment among commuter marriages. In contrast, the t-Test for Independent Samples was used to look at differences in love and commitment in terms of gender and the first marital status of respondents. Based on Pearson Correlation analysis, it was found that there is a significant relationship between love and commitment among commuter marriages (k = .335 **, p> .001). While the t-test for Independent Sample analysis between loves by gender found no significant differences, in contrast, commitment there was a significant mean difference between males and females. The results of this study found that there was no significant difference between love and commitment according to the respondents' first marital status. The implications of this study emphasized the importance of husbands committing to marriage to protect their marriage. The spouses are responsible for maintaining the marriage despite being far away from each other.
Keywords: Love, Commitment, Relationship, Commuter Marriage
Abstrak:
Kajian ini meneroka perbezaan antara hubungan perkahwinan komuter dari segi kasih sayang dan komitmen. Seramai 110 orang responden terlibat iaitu individu yang sudah berkahwin dan yang melakukan perkahwinan jarak jauh dengan pasangan. Kajian ini melibatkan guru sekolah menengah dan rendah di Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. Reka bentuk kajian adalah kuantitatif menggunakan set soal selidik standard untuk menguji pembolehubah kajian. Skala Cinta Segitiga digunakan untuk mengukur cinta dan Skala Model Pelaburan (IMS) digunakan untuk mengukur pembolehubah komitmen. Analisis Korelasi Pearson digunakan untuk menganalisis hubungan antara cinta dan komitmen dalam kalangan perkahwinan komuter. Sebaliknya, Ujian-t untuk Sampel Bebas digunakan untuk melihat perbezaan cinta dan komitmen dari segi jantina dan status perkahwinan pertama responden. Berdasarkan analisis Korelasi Pearson
didapati terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara kasih sayang dan komitmen dalam kalangan perkahwinan komuter (k = .335 **, p>.001). Manakala ujian-t bagi analisis Sampel Bebas antara cinta mengikut jantina mendapati tiada perbezaan yang signifikan, sebaliknya komitmen terdapat perbezaan min yang signifikan antara lelaki dan perempuan. Hasil kajian ini mendapati tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan antara kasih sayang dan komitmen mengikut status perkahwinan pertama responden. Implikasi kajian ini menekankan kepentingan suami beriltizam dengan perkahwinan untuk melindungi perkahwinan mereka. Pasangan suami isteri bertanggungjawab mengekalkan perkahwinan walaupun berjauhan antara satu sama lain.
Kata kunci: Cinta, Komitmen, Hubungan, Perkahwinan Komuter
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