Table 3 Relationship between demographic variables with marital burnout variable and its subscales

Age *

17–30

17.80

6.48

 < 0.001

17.93

7.69

0.440

17.06

6.10

0.252

52.80

18.46

0.003

31–40

19.36

6.58

18.64

7.47

17.89

5.90

55.90

17.80

41–50

20.53

6.17

18.77

7.35

17.39

5.50

56.70

16.41

51 < 

23.19

7.65

19.17

8.59

18.10

5.79

6.046

19.57

Husband's Age *

17–30

17.26

6.66

 < 0.001

17.32

7.92

0.118

16.44

6.19

0.043

51.04

18.97

 < 0.001

31–40

18.64

6.33

17.38

6.89

1.742

5.61

54.45

16.93

41–50

19.71

6.21

1.880

7.96

17.97

6.01

56.48

17.85

51 < 

22.79

7.25

19.17

8.01

17.87

5.63

59.84

18.24

Duration of marriage*

1–10

17.69

6.33

 < 0.001

17.97

7.63

0.396

17.18

5.90

0.397

52.85

17.89

0.003

11–20

19.64

6.61

18.97

7.46

18.86

5.92

56.48

17.91

21–30

19.70

6.52

18.32

7.43

17.39

5.71

55.42

17.18

31–40

22.08

6.58

18.63

8.36

17.63

5.71

58.35

17.37

41 < 

25.69

8.70

20.49

8.96

19.32

5.31

65.51

22.11

Occupation**

Housekeeper

19.67

6.65

0.050

18.63

7.69

0.336

17.60

5.83

0.372

55.91

17.90

0.152

Employee

18.67

6.95

18.08

7.52

17.20

6.04

53.96

18.40

Husband's Occupation**

Employee

19.23

6.56

0.351

17.73

7.87

0.009

16.87

5.45

0.004

53.84

16.88

0.017

Self- Employee

19.66

6.82

19.07

5.45

18

6.16

56.73

18.73

Level of education*

Illiterate

29.50

7.07

 < 0.001

26.65

6.73

 < 0.001

21.80

5.84

0.063

77.95

19.37

 < 0.001

elementary

20.20

7.32

17.76

8.40

17.18

5.91

55.15

18.68

middle school

21.71

6.11

18.37

7.84

17.31

5.53

56.40

16.11

High school

19.34

6.75

19.19

7.28

17.91

6.35

56.45

18.79

Academic

18.19

6.22

17.74

7.90

17.10

5.33

53.04

16.88

Husband's education*

Illiterate

24

7.72

 < 0.001

20.18

7.84

0.011

18.21

7

 < 0.001

62.40

19.31

 < 0.001

elementary

20.67

7.40

18.54

7.59

18.08

6.26

57.30

19.21

middle school

20.50

6.95

20.05

8.30

19.09

6.34

59.64

19.20

High school

19.45

6.81

18.63

7.33

17.30

5.63

55.39

17.60

Academic

18.49

6.21

17.60

7.45

16.87

5.56

52.97

17.09

Number of children*

does not have

19.53

8.55

 < 0.001

22.51

9.60

0.267

20.93

8.07

0.079

62.98

24.11

0.254

One

18.41

6.37

18.59

7.41

17.48

5.63

54.49

17.31

Two

19.47

6.08

18.72

7.45

17.96

5.82

16.15

17.08

Three or more

21

7.20

18.51

7.81

17.31

5.84

56.83

18.63

Relative to spouse**

Relative

19.87

6.77

0.095

18.76

7.76

0.365

17.98

5.87

0.062

56.63

17.96

0.106

Non-relative

19.10

6.64

18.29

7.56

17.23

5.82

54.63

17.91

Meet the wife before marriage**

Yes

19.75

6.78

0.230

18.48

7.50

0.984

17.38

5.63

0.480

55.65

17.62

0.835

No

19.22

.6.68

18.49

7.76

17.65

6.06

55.37

18.36

Mandatory marriage**

Yes

21.91

5.70

0.008

24.18

8.79

 < 0.001

21.02

6.85

 < 0.001

67.12

18.79

 < 0.001

No

19.29

6.76

18.18

7.47

17.34

5.77

54.81

17.79

Marital satisfaction**

Yes

19.16

6.60

 < 0.001

17.86

7.10

 < 0.001

17.01

5.42

 < 0.001

54.04

16.89

 < 0.001

No

23.79

7.09

28.76

8.98

26.03

6.81

78.59

20.29

Participate in communication skills training courses **

Yes

18.68

6.07

0.050

17.77

7.12

0.096

16.77

5.63

0.031

53.23

16.47

0.029

No

19.65

6.89

18.73

7.79

17.77

5.94

56.15

18.44