Abstract:
This study sought to determine the willingness of people in intimate
relationships to sacrifice for their partners. It also analyzed the
relationships among the variables of willingness to sacrifice, relationship
satisfaction, and personality types between intimate couples. Two survey
- questionnaires and one personality test were administered to 52 Filipino
males and females, aged 17-25, who are currently involved in intimate
relationships and who are studying in different universities around Metro
Manila. In-depth interviews were also conducted with purposively chosen
respondents. Data analysis was performed using frequencies, chi-square
test, t-test and Pearson r for the quantitative part, and descriptive statistics
and theme analysis for the qualitative portion of the study. The results
revealed that all the respondents are willing to sacrifice. Moreover, males were found to be more willing to sacrifice as compared to females. Additionally, there is a great variation in the aspects that male and female
respondents are willing to sacrifice for. The results also reveal a salient
association of people who are more willing to sacrifice with their
tendency to have higher relationship satisfactions. Conversely, people
less willing to sacrifice tend to have lower relationship satisfaction. On
the other hand, the five personality traits were not found to be
significantly correlated with willingness to sacrifice.
