Manejo do Dinheiro e Qualidade Conjugal.

Marital quality is influenced by several factors, among them, money. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between money management and marital quality. We performed a quantitative research with a correlational design. One hundred and forty-three couples, officially married or living together, between 19 and 81 years participated. We applied a sociodemographic questionnaire, the DAS, the GRIMS and a questionnaire about handling money. Descriptive and inferential analysis were made. The results revealed that the majority of couples (58%) uses the shared management system of money, 25% manage separately and 17% delegate the management to one of the spouses. The couples who uses the shared management showed higher levels of marital quality and greater degree of happiness with the relationship. These results corroborate previous studies, confirming that the management of money is associated with marital quality