Explain the relationship between communication beliefs, sexual satisfaction and differentiation with marital intimacy
Subject Areas : social psychology
1 - PhD student in General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Educational Psychology, Allameh Tlatbaei University, Tehran, Iran
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The aim of this study was to explain the relationship between communication beliefs, sexual satisfaction and differentiation with marital intimacy. The statistical population of this study included all married women who referred to health centers in Tehran in 1398. 320 people were selected as a sample according to Morgan’s table, which finally considering the possible sample reduction, 350 married women were selected. The sampling method in this study was multistage cluster sampling. Edelson-Epstein (1981) Relational Belief Inventory, Larson Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire (1988), Scorne and Friedlander Differentiation Scale Differentiation of Self-Inventory (1998), and Marital intimacy questionnaire (1995) Couple Intimacy Questionnaire were used to collect data. Findings were analyzed using correlation statistical method in SPSS software version 22. The results showed that there was a direct and negative correlation (-0.145) between communication beliefs with couple intimacy and significant positive correlation (0.315) between sexual satisfaction and couple intimacy; although there is no significant relationship (0.006) between differentiation and couples intimacy at the level of p <0.01. Therefore, it can be concluded that in order to promote couple’s intimacy, components such as communication beliefs, sexual satisfaction, and differentiation can be taught and reduced high divorce rate due to the lack of these skills.
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