Comparing commitment, compatibility and marital intimacy in the remarriage of people without children and with children from the first marriage
mohammad husein ayashm
1
(
Department of Psychology, Arak University, Arak, Iran
)
saeid moosavi pour
2
(
Department of Psychology, Arak University, Arak, Iran
)
Keywords: remarriage, marital commitment, marital compatibility, marital intimacy,
Abstract :
This research was conducted with the aim of comparing commitment, compatibility and marital intimacy in the remarriage of people without children and with children from the first marriage in 2024. The descriptive research method was causal-comparative and the statistical population included all people with a second marriage in Ardabil city. First, the questionnaires were made available to the statistical community through virtual space, and 136 people voluntarily answered the questionnaires with the purposeful sampling method. In order to carry out the present study, three questionnaires of Adams and Jones Marital Commitment (DCI), Spanier Marital Compatibility (DAS) and Walker and Thomson Marital Intimacy (MIS) were used. Data analysis was done with descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS-26 software. The findings showed that people without children had relatively better results in terms of commitment, intimacy and marital compatibility compared to people with children from their first marriage, but there was no significant difference between these two groups. Therefore, according to the results and limitations of the research, more investigation and research will be needed.
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