Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Msc Of Department of clinical psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Professor Of Department of clinical psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor Of Department of clinical psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Marital satisfaction is one of the many keywords that family researchers have focused on for years. Despite extensive studies in this field, so far no research has been done on designing a native pattern and profile for predicting marital satisfaction. The present study aims to design a native operational profile for predicting the success rate in creating marital satisfaction based on the important and determinative components. Inspired by existing research, the most important variables involved in marital satisfaction were identified and a questionnaire was prepared. To discover the existing components and factor structure of marital satisfaction in the Iranian society, 240 married individuals living in Tehran randomly answered the prepared questionnaire regarding marital satisfaction. The data were analyzed by factor analysis and receiver operating characteristic (ROC). The findings showed that the factor structure has been assigned to love, spouse emotional stability, marital forgiveness, commitment, financial understanding, and sexual satisfaction. The results also showed that the values of these factors are not the same in men and women. Thus, two profiles were obtained for the groups of men and women. The results of this study portrayed that by using these profiles, the level of marital satisfaction can be well predicted in a future oriented perspective. The results of this study can be well used in developing educational programs aimed at promoting marital satisfaction and also in couples counseling.
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