Psychology of satisfaction / Brian S. Nguyen, editor.

PSYCHOLOGY OF SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY OF SATISFACTION; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE SEXUAL SALIENCE OF MALE BODY IMAGE SCALE ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Sociocultural Theory; Sexual Salience of Male Body Image; Chapter's Purpose ; STUDY 1: DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATION OF THE SEXUAL SALIENCE OF MALE BODY IMAGE SCALE (SSMBI) ; Construct Validity of the SSMBI ; Procedure; Participants ; Measures ; Data Analysis ; Results ; Discussion ; STUDY 2: ADDITIONAL PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING OF THE SEXUAL SALIENCE OF MALE BODY IMAGE SCALE (SSMBI) ; Procedure.

Participants Validation Measures ; Data Analysis ; Results ; Discussion ; GENERAL DISCUSSION ; CONCLUSION ; APPENDIX ; SEXUAL SALIENCE OF MALE BODY IMAGE SCALE (SSMBI) ; REFERENCES ; THE CONTRIBUTION OF PERSONALITY TO PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. METHOD ; 2.1. Participants ; 2.2. Measures ; 2.3. Procedure ; 3. RESULTS ; 3.1. Preliminary Analyses ; 3.2. PWB Depending on Gender and Age ; 3.3. Personality as a Predictor of PWB ; 3.4. Personality-PWB Relationships Modulated by Socio-Demographic Factors ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES.

MARITAL SATISFACTION: UNDERSTANDING WHAT KEEPS COUPLES HAPPY ABSTRACT ; MARITAL SATISFACTION; Introduction ; Marital Satisfaction: The Opposite of Dissatisfaction? ; Satisfaction in Newlyweds vs. Long-Term Marriages ; Marital Satisfaction Following Childbirth; Spousal Similarity and Marital Satisfaction ; Stress and Marital Satisfaction ; Marital Dissatisfaction and Depression ; Intimacy and Marital Satisfaction ; Influence of Culture on Marital Satisfaction ; Religion's Influence on Satisfaction ; Personality Factors in Selecting a Partner: Who Keeps You Satisfied?

Benefits of a Satisfied Marriage for Children Divorce and Marital Satisfaction ; Measures of Marital Satisfaction ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; LIFE SATISFACTION: THE CONTRIBUTION OF JOB PRECARIOUSNESS, SENSE OF COHERENCE AND SELF-EFFICACY: A STUDY IN ITALIAN ADULTS ; ABSTRACT ; METHOD; Participants ; Procedure; RESULTS ; Psychological Adjustment by Socio-Demographic Variables ; The Relationships Among Sense of Coherence and Self-Efficacy and Life Satisfaction in Different Job Positions.

Sense of Coherence and Self-Efficacy of Moderators of Job Precariousness in Relation to Satisfaction with the Realization of Personal ProjectsDISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; MARITAL SATISFACTION AND ITS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; Definition of Marital Satisfaction ; MARITAL SATISFACTION FACTORS ; Communication ; Expression of Affection ; Empathy ; Sexual Satisfaction ; Doing Things Together ; MARITAL SATISFACTION AND DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS ; European- Americans ; African-Americans ; Marriage in General ; Marital Satisfaction Factors ; Hispanic-Americans.