Abstract:

This research explores marital satisfaction among entrepreneurs, focusing on the role of communication competence as the foundational element. Specifically, it explores how commitment and perceived spousal support intertwine within the framework of communication competence to influence marital satisfaction. Our study aims to offer insights into married entrepreneurs' unique challenges and how communication competencies could be strategic in communicating commitment and perceived spousal support on marital satisfaction, thereby fostering stronger marital bonds and satisfaction. The multigroup analysis results between male and female entrepreneurs show no statistically significant differences in perceived spousal support, commitment, or communication competence on the marital satisfaction of the two groups. The three variables account for 68.4% of marital satisfaction in married entrepreneurs (r=.684, p=<0.001). Our results provide important implications for understanding the dynamics of marriage and how married entrepreneurs could appropriately integrate perceived spousal support, commitment and communication competence as a pillar in achieving marital satisfaction. Our study will benefit marriage counsellors, psychologists, and family therapists by examining what couples need attention to achieve marital satisfaction.