Intersoggettività di coppia: un predittore della soddisfazione coniugale

Intersubjectivity perspective is mainly focused on the relational matrix that occurs in the dyadic open system caregiver-child (Stern, 1995; Beebe, Lachmann, 2015). Intersubjectivity perspective suggests that the origin of mind is dialogic and dyadic with an ongoing emotional coordination of Self with a significant Other. This simultaneous and complementary mechanism promotes mutual adjustment. The continuous co-construction is feature of caregiver-child dyad but it could also be explored in the field of romantic relations (Carli et al., 2009). Our goal is to explore the influence of couple intersubjectivity on marital satisfaction, in terms of a predictor. This study is based on a sample of 152 heterosexual couples (MH=31,60 years; MW=28,89 years; relationship length M=45,67 months). We used a questionnaire composed by two different scales: Couple Intersubjectivity Scale (CIS; Chiarolanza, 2015) and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS; Spanier, 1976). We verified bivariate correlation between the two scales and calculated the regression model in order to understand the possible role of couple intersubjectivity as a predictor. Analysis showed that husbands were more satisfied (r=,511**; β=.485) when they perceived more intersubjectivity in the couple. Wives scores’ intersubjectivity did not influence marital satisfaction for husbands (r=,280**; β=.055). Again, results showed that wife marital satisfaction is significantly influenced by own couple intersubjectivity (r=,603**; β=.546); interestingly, we observed that there is a tendency of husband couple intersubjectivity to predict marital satisfaction in wives (r=,376**; β=.123). According to these results, it is possible to confirm our main hypothesis that couple intersubjectivity could be consider as a predictor of marital satisfaction. Besides, it is possible to argue that a satisfying relation is characterized by partners’ ability to share positive mental and emotional states inside the couple.