This study aimed to meet whether there are dif-
ferences in satisfaction with the relationship according to
having children or not and whether these differences are
determined by gender, and to establish predictive models
explaining the satisfaction based on having children or not.
This study included 620 volunteer participants (57.7%
women and 42.3% men; 57.9% did not have children, and
42.1% did have), not minors and maintaining a couple
relationship at that time. The Satisfaction in Couple Rela-
tionship Scale (SCR) was used in the study, made up of ten
items and with a reliability of .93. The contrast of satis-
faction between people with children and without children
was carried out using the Student’s t, and gender differences
by using ANOVA (analyzing as well the interaction
between gender and children with ANOVA of two factors
—gender and children). Moreover, a multiple linear
regression analysis identified a multivariate predictive
model of the satisfaction with the couple relationship
according to the gender. General results showed greater
rates of satisfaction among the couples, although persons
not having children show greater rates of satisfaction with
the couple relationship. According to the gender, mothers
show less satisfaction. On the other hand, the greatest pre-
dictive factor of the satisfaction is related to feeling excited
about the couple relationship. In the face of results obtained,
it can be concluded with the need for supporting couples
with children in order to strengthen their relationships and
hence being able to properly face the challenges of the
parenthood.

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