Personality traits, partner phubbing, emotional intimacy and marital satisfaction in working married couples
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2025
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UMT Lahore
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The study aimed to investigate the relationship between Personality Traits, Partner Phubbing, Emotional Intimacy and Marital Satisfaction in working married couples. The sample size was N=300 which includes working married individuals who are actively employed using a non-probability purposive sampling technique. To measure the target variables, various measurement scales were used such as The Big Five Inventory, Partner Phubbing Scale, Intimacy Scale of Emotional Dimension, and Couple Satisfaction Index. Pearson Correlation, Multiple Linear Regression, Parallel Mediation analysis, and Non-Parametric tests such as the Mann-Whitney U Test and Kruskal-Wallis H Test were run by using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to test the hypothesis. The result of the study showed that Partner Phubbing has a negative relationship with the Emotional Intimacy subscale ISO Congruence and marital Satisfaction. Partner Phubbing significantly mediated the relationship between Neuroticism personality trait and marital satisfaction. Emotional Intimacy did not show any significant mediating effect with Personality traits and marital satisfaction. These results highlight how Personality trait change relationship dynamics by increasing digital distractions like Partner Phubbing, which negatively affects marital satisfaction.