The Impact of Self-Silencing on Marital Satisfaction in Newly Married Couples

1. Introduction 1.1 Background of the Study 1.2 Research Objectives 1.3 Significance of the Study 1.4 Structure of the Thesis 2. Literature Review 2.1 Definition of Self-Silencing 2.2 Marital Satisfaction in Psychological Studies 2.3 Theories of Communication in Marriage 2.4 Previous Studies on Newly Married Couples 3. Theoretical Framework 3.1 The Silence Theory 3.2 Relationship Dynamics Models 3.3 Hypotheses Development 4. Research Methodology 4.1 Research Design 4.2 Population and Sample 4.3 Data Collection Methods 4.4 Data Analysis Procedures 5. Analysis of Self-Silencing 5.1 Factors Contributing to Self-Silencing 5.2 Measurement Tools for Self-Silencing 5.3 Demographic Influences on Self-Silencing 6. Marital Satisfaction Assessment 6.1 Components of Marital Satisfaction 6.2 Evaluation Techniques 6.3 Impact of Communication Patterns 7. Findings and Discussion 7.1 Relationship Between Self-Silencing and Satisfaction 7.2 Interpretation of Results 7.3 Comparison with Existing Research 8. Conclusion and Recommendations 8.1 Summary of Key Findings 8.2 Implications for Marriage Counseling 8.3 Suggestions for Future Research