University of Tabriz Journal of Modern Psychological Researches 2322-3340 15 57 2020 06 20 The Causal model fitness for the Prediction of Marital Satisfaction based on Attachment Style and Personality trait by Mediating Couple’s Effective Communication in women The Causal model fitness for the Prediction of Marital Satisfaction based on Attachment Style and Personality trait by Mediating Couple’s Effective Communication in women 117 130 10879 FA Rozita Parpaee PhD student in counseling Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran. Hasan Amiri Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran. Mokhtar Arefi Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran.. Journal Article 2019 04 29 The purpose of this study was to investigate the fit of a Causal Model based on prediction of Marital Satisfaction based on Attachment Style and Personality trait by mediating role of effective couple’s communication. In this study, structural equation modeling was utilized. The statistical population included boys and girls in grade six of primary schools and their mothers in Shiraz in the academic year 2018-2019. Sample size was selected on the basis of randomized sampling based on the share of nine education districts of Shiraz to number of 260 people (mother and child). Participants with their mothers completed the questionnaires of Adult Attachment Style, NEO Personality test, ENRICH Couple Scale, and Communication Patterns Questionnaire. The used questionnaires had good validity and reliability. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and AMOS software in two descriptive and inferential levels. Pearson correlation results showed a positive and significant relationship between secure attachment style, personality trait and marital satisfaction (P≤ 0/01). In general, marital satisfaction affected by intrapersonal factors in particular personality traits and interpersonal factors like attachment style. Marital satisfaction increases by increasing effective communication in couples. The purpose of this study was to investigate the fit of a Causal Model based on prediction of Marital Satisfaction based on Attachment Style and Personality trait by mediating role of effective couple’s communication. In this study, structural equation modeling was utilized. The statistical population included boys and girls in grade six of primary schools and their mothers in Shiraz in the academic year 2018-2019. Sample size was selected on the basis of randomized sampling based on the share of nine education districts of Shiraz to number of 260 people (mother and child). Participants with their mothers completed the questionnaires of Adult Attachment Style, NEO Personality test, ENRICH Couple Scale, and Communication Patterns Questionnaire. The used questionnaires had good validity and reliability. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and AMOS software in two descriptive and inferential levels. Pearson correlation results showed a positive and significant relationship between secure attachment style, personality trait and marital satisfaction (P≤ 0/01). In general, marital satisfaction affected by intrapersonal factors in particular personality traits and interpersonal factors like attachment style. Marital satisfaction increases by increasing effective communication in couples. https://psychologyj.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_10879_ed28a664498957f9f10bcf1e689d68f5.pdf