国際結婚夫婦におけるコミュニケーションと婚姻満足度

抄録

　The aim of this paper is to investigate the communication structure between partners in intercultural marriages, and hence to clarify the effect of communication on the couples' satisfaction. Although communication is one of the most important elements in intercultural marriages, the research on this subject is far from comprehensive.　Based on this consideration, a survey was conducted by the author in 1997 and some of the results are presented in this paper. At first, According to the factor analyses, 3 factors have been found: (1) emotional and semantic comprehension; (2) the quantity of conversation;(3)the openness of communication. Secondly,we found that the communication is affected by the ability to express in using the language which is often used between the couple, and the particular language and the culture which he/she belonged to have not the effect on their communication. Finally, we found the couples' marital satisfaction is determined by the quantity of conversation, emotional and semantic comprehension, not by the openness of communication.