Emotional Self-Efficacy and Its Relationship to Stress Management in Married Couples in the City of Irbid In light of Two Variables (Gender and Marriage Duration)

Abstract

The study aimed at identify of the level of emotional self-efficacy and its relation to the level of stress management among a sample of married couples in the city of Irbid in the light of some variables. The sample of the study consisted of )264( husbands and wives. Two scales were used, the emotional self-efficacy scale by (Qualter et al., 2015), and the stress management scale by the researchers. The results showed that the sample had a high level of emotional self-efficacy and stress management, and that there were statistically significant differences in the level of emotional self-efficacy and stress management due to the gender variable in favor of males. The results showed that there were statistically significant differences in the level of emotional self-efficacy and stress management. The duration of marriage was in favor of the duration of marriage )10 years and over(.