Keyword: «conflict perception»

The relevance of this study stems from the insufficiently explored conditions that determine the content and methods of corrective intervention for married couples with varying marital durations. Identifying the determinants of marital satisfaction will enable the development of differentiated family support programs. The aim of the study is to examine the relationship between spouses’ perception of conflict and marital satisfaction as a function of length of marriage. The findings indicate that conflict interaction indices are negative across all groups, reflecting a predominance of negative (destructive) responses to conflict situations among respondents. Couples married for 4–10 years exhibit a higher overall level of conflict. A stable, moderate, and statistically significant positive correlation was identified between the constructiveness of spouses’ conflict perception and their level of marital satisfaction.