Investigating Cultural Groundbreaking Factors of Positive Marital Relationship with a Spouse from Women Perspective
Subject Areas : Psychology
1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Isfahan, Iran
Keywords: Cultural factors, Positive marital relationship, Women perspective,
Abstract :
The present study was intended to investigate the cultural groundbreaking factors of positive marital relationship with a spouse from women perspective. The research universe embraced all cultural and psychological texts related to women. The sample enfolded texts related to cultural groundbreaking factors of positive marital relationship with a spouse from women perspective. The research method was descriptive-analytical. The library method was implemented to collect texts of data related to the topic. Then the obtained data were analyzed. The findings identified 9 cultural factors. These factors included traditional values, communication patterns, attitudes towards gender, social pressures, media, expectations of the role of motherhood, education, religious attitudes and family upbringing. The findings also showed that cultural factors had a great impact on the quality of positive marital relationships, which was often shaped through traditional values, communication patterns, attitudes towards gender, social pressures, media, expectations of the role of motherhood, education, religious attitudes, and family upbringing. These factors were among the key cultural factors that could facilitate or restrict marital relationships. In other words, a deep and comprehensive understanding of the cultural factors that created the basis for positive marital relationships from women perspective could help to design effective educational, counseling, and media programs to strengthen marital relationships.
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