Investigating the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Marital Conflicts with Mediation of Fear of Intimacy and Dyadic Perspective-Taking

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Master Student of Family Counseling, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Al-Zahra University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Master Student in Family Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of dyadic perspective-taking and fear of intimacy with  attachment styles and marital conflicts. The design and the method of study was descriptive correlation and structural equation modeling, respectively. The statistical population was married men and women referred to counseling  and psychological centers of Shiraz City who at least two years had passed since their marriage in 1400 . By using purposive sampling 100 couples (200 individuals) were selected . Adult attachment, fear of intimacy, dyadic perspective-taking (DPTS) and marital conflict (MICQ) questionnaires were used for research and the results were analyzed by path analysis and structural equations using Smartpls3 statistical software. Findings showed that the proposed model has a good fit and the dyadic perspective-taking and fear of intimacy can play a mediating role between attachment styles and marital conflicts. According to the effects of marital conflict on couples, families and society, identifying the important variables can provide the basis for planning to prevent and treat marital conflicts and it seems that dyadic perspective-taking and fear of intimacy are including factors affecting marital conflicts.

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  • Receive Date: 20 November 2021
  • Revise Date: 20 December 2021
  • Accept Date: 30 December 2021

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