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

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student in counseling Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran.

2 Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran.

3 Department of Psychology and Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah Branch, Kermanshah, Iran..

Abstract

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.

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Journal of Modern Psychological Researches
Volume 15, Issue 57
May 2020
Pages 117-130

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  • Receive Date: 29 April 2019
  • Revise Date: 27 September 2019
  • Accept Date: 02 December 2019

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