Prediction of marital satisfaction and deterministic thinking in couples

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

Seyyed Jalal Younesi ¹ , Fazel Bahrami ²

1 - PhD University of Welfare & Rehabilitation
2 - PhD University of Welfare & Rehabilitation

Received: 2015-06-05 Accepted : 2015-06-05 Published : 2009-03-21

Keywords: Regression, marital satisfaction, Couples, deterministic thinking, cognitive distortion,

Abstract :

Research on the relationship between marital satisfaction and cognitive distortions has overlooked the role of deterministic thinking. This study aimed to predict marital satisfaction through deterministic thinking. The Deterministic Thinking Questionnaire (Younesi & Mirafzal, 2007) and the short persian version of Marital Satisfaction Inventory (Asgari & Bahmani, 2006) were administered to 300 couples in Tehran who averaged 36 years of age and had been married for 11 years. Results showed a negative correlation between deterministic thinking and marital satisfaction. The four sub-scales of Deterministic Thinking Questionnaire (interaction with others, absolute thinking, prediction of future, and negative events) predicted 14% of the variance in marital satisfaction. Implications are discussed for couple therapy and premarital counseling.