Investigation of the Relationship Between Sexual Knowledge and Attitude, Components of Love and Marital Satisfaction with Spouse Abuse in Married Employees in Ahvaz State Sector Administrations

Subject Areas : Sport Management

Farah  Naderi ¹ (Department of Psychology, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran.)
A. R.  Heidarie ² (Assistance Professor in Psychology in Islamic Azad University (Ahvaz Branch))
زینب  Hosainzadeh Ma-laki ³ (Assistance Professor in Psychology in Islamic Azad University (Ahvaz Branch))

Received: 2016-06-05 Accepted : 2016-06-05 Published : 2009-09-23

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Abstract :

  The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between sexual knowledge and attitude, components of love and marital satisfaction with spouse abuse in married employees in Ahvaz state sector administrations. The sample consisted of 200 married personnels (100 males and100 females) which were selected randomly using the stratified sampling method. The measures used in this study were Conflict Tactics-Scales-2 (CTS-2), Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale, Triangular of Love Questionnaire and ENRICH: Enriching as well as Nurturing Relationship Issue, Communication and Happiness. In order to analysis the data, simple correlation and regression analysis methods were used. The results indicated that the sexual knowledge and attitude, components of love and marital satisfaction have significant negative correlation with spouse abuse in both males and females, and these were suitable predictors of spouse abuse.