Classification and Identification of the Most Important Marriage Pathologies between Couples in Isfahan

The aim of this research was to classify and recognize of the most important marital problems in Isfahan. This survey research is an epidemiologic study. The samples were included 500 married people (405 women & 95 men) selected as cluster sampling from those who refered to medical centers in Isfahan in 2006. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire with 231 questions, in the form of 26 micro scales to evaluate all aspects of marital problems. The Cronbach coefficient Alpha of the questionnaire was 0.98. The data were analyzed by SPSS soft ware. The methods analyze of this research are descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean & standard deviation) and inferential statistics (one sample T test). The results were as follows:                    
Three marriage groups that called:, "without problem", "faced to problem" and "with problem" were recognized, according to standard deviation.84/2% of the sample were without problem group. This group had a score less than one standard deviation.11/4% of the sample were faced to problem group. This group had a score between one and two standard deviation.4/4% of the sample were with problem group. This group had a score more than two standard deviation. The marital problems in these groups were ranked according to frequency percentage. In without problem and faced to problem groups, the "communication problems" and "communication models" had the highest rank. In with problem group, the "behavior problems with the partner" and "emotional problems" had the highest rank. Among different domains of marital problems,6 domains including: "behavior problems with the partner", "emotional problems", "difference in personality characteristics", "problems related to having time out", "communication problems" and "communication models" were recognized as the most important marital problems among couples in Isfahan.