Predicting the attitude towards marital infidelity based on conflict resolution styles, marital satisfaction and forgiveness of Kermanshah couples

Subject Areas : Islamic-Iranian Family Studies Journal

azar Zangeneh ¹ , Mokhtar arefi ²

1 - Department of Psychology and Counseling, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

Received: 2022-02-21 Accepted : 2022-06-20 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: Attitude to Marital Infidelity, conflict resolution styles, Marital Forgiveness, marital satisfaction,

Abstract :

Introduction:The purpose of this study was to predict the attitude towards marital infidelity based on conflict resolution styles, marital satisfaction and forgiveness of couples in Kermanshah. Methods:The present study is descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of the present study included all couples who referred to counseling centers in Kermanshah in 2021-2022. The sample in the present study was selected from 5 counseling centers using available random sampling and then 200 couples were selected using Cochran's formula by purposive sampling method and with the consent of those couples who were willing to Collaborating on the study were Mark Whitley (2008), Conflict Resolution Styles (1990), Enrich (1989), and Ray et al. (2001) Marital Satisfaction Questionnaires. Results:The results showed that conflict resolution styles, marital satisfaction and marital forgiveness were observed as the total attitude to marital infidelity with a correlation coefficient of 0.31, 0.27 and 0.24, respectively, all of which were significant at the level of P <0.05. Stepwise regression analysis also showed that the predictor variables together explain the 0.39 variance of attitudes toward marital infidelity. Multiple correlations between variables were obtained 0.58 (R = 0.58). Conclusion: According to the research findings, it can be said that the higher the use of conflict resolution styles, marital satisfaction and forgiveness in couples, the more negative attitudes towards marital infidelity. Therefore, considering the importance and role of conflict resolution styles,