Date
1-16-2025
Department
School of Behavioral Sciences
Degree
Doctor of Education in Community Care and Counseling (EdD)
Chair
Stephen Ford
Keywords
COVID-19, Marital Resilience, Marital Satisfaction, Christian Married Couples
Disciplines
Counseling
Recommended Citation
Scott, Melvinlyn Lovell, "The Impact of COVID-19 on Marital Satisfaction and Marital Resilience in Christian Couples" (2025). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 6445.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/6445
Abstract
This study examined the impact of the coronavirus, better known as COVID-19, on marital satisfaction and resilience in Christian marriages. Marital satisfaction and resilience are critical components of a successful marriage. Numerous studies have focused on marital satisfaction and resiliency (Carr & Kellas, 2018). However, little research focuses specifically on Christian married couples’ marital satisfaction and resilience during extraordinary conditions such as the recent pandemic, COVID-19. Even without a pandemic, marriages encounter internal and external stressors that can strengthen or destroy marriage. The primary goal of this quasi-experimental study using the interactionism theory was to (a) examine the impact of COVID-19 on marital satisfaction in Christian marriages and (b) examine the impact of COVID-19 on marital resilience. The Couples Satisfaction Index, the Brief Resiliency Scale, the Quality-of-Life Survey, and the COVID-19 Impact Scale were administered via an online cross-sectional survey. The research explored the following questions: (1) Did COVID-19 impact marital satisfaction in Christian marriages? (2) Did COVID-19 impact marital resilience in Christian marriages? and (3) Did COVID-19 impact the quality of life in Christian marriages? The independent variable is COVID-19, and the dependent variables are the psychosocial impact of COVID-19, the quality of life, and the marital satisfaction and resilience of Christian married couples.
