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marital satisfaction
UK/ˈmærɪtəl ˌsætɪsˈfækʃ(ə)n/US/ˈmærɪtəl ˌsætɪsˈfækʃən/MAR·i·tal sat·is·FAC·tion
how satisfied spouses feel with their marriage
Examples
“Studies link high marital satisfaction to better mental health.”
“Therapy can increase marital satisfaction by improving communication.”
“Marital satisfaction tends to change over the course of a marriage.”
Band 8 sentence
“Longitudinal studies show that marital satisfaction is influenced by early communication patterns and external stressors.”
Collocations
- measure marital satisfaction
- high marital satisfaction
Word family
Common mistakes
marital happy→marital satisfaction
satisfaction marital→marital satisfaction
Say it for a higher band
5happy in marriage→6marital happiness→7+marital satisfaction
Synonyms
marital happiness
Easily confused
marital happiness
“The paper measured marital satisfaction across different age groups.”
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