Relation of Attribution Style and NEO Five Personality Factors with Marital Satisfaction among Female Nurses in Ilam City

Subject Areas : Psychology

parviz  askary ¹ (assistant professor of department of psychology. ahvaz branch.islamic azad university.ahvaz.iran)
فریبا  Hafezi ² (Attribution style, Personality factors, Marital satisfaction)
ثریا  Jamshidi ³ (General psychology graduated student from Islamic Azad University Of Ahwaz)

Received: 2010-01-24 Accepted : 2010-05-11 Published : 2010-03-21

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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between attribution styles and NEO five personality factors with marital satisfaction among female nurses in Ilam City. In this research 135 married female nurses were considered as samples. The tools used in this study were such as: Attribution Style Questionnaire (ASQ), NEO personality questionnaire, Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (ENRICH). Multi –variable regression and Pearson coefficient at P<%5 level used to analyze data. Results showed that, there were no significant correlation among positive and negative attribution style and its dimensions, openness in experience and conscientiousness with marital satisfaction. There were significant relations among neuroticism, extroversion and agreeableness with marital satisfaction. Among positive and negative attribution style variables, personality variables that identified as predictor variables, agreeableness and extroversion were the best predictting variables for marital satisfaction.