Predicting Marital Satisfaction based on Early Maladaptive Schemas, Social Support and Attachment Styles in Married Women

Subject Areas : Psychology of couples

Azhin Rostami ¹ , Mohammad Esmaeil Ebrahimi ²

1 - Department of Family Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran, corresponding author, [e-mail]
2 - Assistant Professor of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Hamadan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamadan, Iran

Received: 2022-08-03 Accepted : 2022-08-19 Published : 2023-04-08

Keywords: attachment styles, marital satisfaction, primary maladaptive schemas, social support,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: Marital satisfaction is a personal experience in marriage that can only be evaluated by the individual in response to the level of enjoyment of the marital relationship, and there are many factors that affect marital satisfaction in a shared life, and this feeling plays an important role in the level of normal family functioning. , the present study was conducted with the aim of predicting marital satisfaction based on initial incompatible schemas, social support and couple attachment styles in married women of Sanandaj city. Method: The current research is a descriptive study of the correlation type and the statistical population of those married women who referred to family counseling service centers in Sanandaj city in the middle of 1400 with a number of 440 people, who were selected by random sampling method and based on the sampling table of Karjesi and Morgan. 205 people were selected and studied. Research variables were conducted by Enrich's Marital Satisfaction Questionnaires, Young's early maladaptive schemas, Sherborn and Stewart's social support, and Collins and Reed's attachment styles. The obtained data were analyzed using multiple linear regression tests and Pearson's correlation coefficient test with the help of SPSS version 25 software. Results: The research results showed that marital satisfaction can be predicted based on initial incompatible schemas, social support and couple attachment styles in married women of Sanandaj city (p < 0.05). Also, there is a negative and significant relationship between marital satisfaction and primary maladaptive schemas, and a positive and significant relationship between marital satisfaction and social support and attachment styles (p<0.05). Conclusions: The results showed that marital satisfaction can be predicted based on the initial maladaptive schemas, social support and couple attachment styles in married women

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