Manejo do Dinheiro e Qualidade Conjugal.

Marital quality is influenced by several factors, among them, money. Therefore, this study aimedto investigate the relationship between money management and marital quality. We performeda quantitative research with a correlational design. One hundred and forty-threecouples, officially married or living together, between 19 and 81 years participated. We applieda sociodemographic questionnaire, the DAS, the GRIMS and a questionnaire about handlingmoney. Descriptive and inferential analysis were made. The results revealed that the majorityof couples (58%) uses the shared management system of money, 25% manage separately and17% delegate the management to one of the spouses. The couples who uses the shared managementshowed higher levels of marital quality and greater degree of happiness with the relationship.These results corroborate previous studies, confirming that the management ofmoney is associated with marital qualit