Purpose: The aim of this study was to predict emotional divorce based on conflict control styles and psychological hardiness in couples. Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlational in terms of practical purpose and data collection method. The statistica More
Purpose: The aim of this study was to predict emotional divorce based on conflict control styles and psychological hardiness in couples. Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlational in terms of practical purpose and data collection method. The statistical population of this study included all couples in Kermanshah in 2017 that had referred to counseling centers. The statistical sample of this study was 200 people. Couples (100 couples) were selected using available and voluntary sampling methods from counseling centers and psychological clinics. The research tools included Ahvaz Hardship Questionnaire (1998); Murray & Strauss Conflict Resolution Control Styles Questionnaire (1999) and Razeghi Emotional Divorce Scale (2009). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software and Amos modeling software at a significance level of 0.05. Results: Research findings showed that psychological Hardiness had a significant relationship with emotional divorce of couples in Kermanshah and there was a significant relationship between conflict control styles and emotional divorce of couples. There was also a significant relationship between conflict control styles and psychological stubbornness of couples. Also, the results of regression test showed that the two variables of psychological Hardiness and conflict control styles can predict positive and significant emotional divorce in couples(P<0.005). Conclusion: According to the findings, high psychological distress can prevent emotional divorce and the higher the psychological Hardiness of individuals, the less likely they are to experience emotional divorce
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