Abstract
This study is for the purpose of helping mutual understanding between husband and wife ad additionally supplying the basic data for establishment of desirable relationship of the two by examining their emotional self-disclosure type and perceived emotional self-disclosure type of spouse. The major findings were as follows: 1) The husband's group revals the order of complete closure type complete disclosure type positive disclosure and negative disclosure but the wife's group shows the order of complete disclosure complete closure positive disclosure and negative disclosure. 2) Emotional self-disclosure type perceived by husband is proved in the order of complete disclosure complete closure negative disclosure and positive disclosure and the type perceived by wife is in the order of complete closure complete disclosure negative disclosure and positive disclosure. 3) There appear significant differences in married couple's emotional self-disclosure type and perceived emotional s lf-disclosure of spouse. It is proved that they perceive their spouse's emotional self-disclosure type in the same way as their type though. 4) There is proved some significant difference in emotional self-disclosure type and marital satisfaction between husband and wife which shows the highest degree of marital satisfaction in the both groups in positive disclosure and it becomes lowered in the order of complete disclosure complete closure and negative disclosure. 5) There is proved some significant difference is perceived emotional self-disclosure type of spouse and marital satisfaction between husband and wife which shows the highest degree of marital satisfaction in the both groups when they perceive in the type of positive disclosure and it becomes lowered in the order of complete disclosure complete closure and negative disclosure.