Marital Satisfaction of Married Women during Coronavirus Epidemic based on Interpersonal Communication Skills and Mind Reading Ability
Subject Areas : Woman and family
Shirin Shojaeifar
1
(MA of General psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran)
Mahla Zarif Mohtasham
2
(MA of General psychology, Shargh Golestan Higher Education Institute, Gonbad Kavous, Iran)
Zobair Samimi
3
(Postdoctoral Researcher, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Department of Educational Sciences and Educational Technology, Chabahar International University, Chabahar, Iran)
Keywords: marital satisfaction, interpersonal communication skills, Coronavirus disease, Mind Reading Ability,
Abstract :
Coronavirus disease has caused changes in people's lives that may affect their life satisfaction. Also, constructive interpersonal relationships and the mind reading ability are among the factors affecting the couple's life. Due to the fact that the relationship between these variables and marital satisfaction during coronavirus has not been studied, the present study aimed to predict marital satisfaction of married women during coronavirus epidemic based on interpersonal communication skills and mind reading ability. The study was a descriptive correlational one including a statistical population of all married within the age range of 18- 60 years old 18- to 60-year-olds who participated in the study online. The study sample consisted of 368 people who responded online to Short form of ENRICH marital satisfaction questionnaire (1993), interpersonal communication skills questionnaire of Monajemizadeh (2012) and reading the mind in the eyes test of Baron‐Cohen (2001). Multiple step-by-step regression analysis was used in SPSS-22 to analyze the data. The results showed that there was a positive and significant relationship between interpersonal communication skills and mind reading ability with marital satisfaction. The results also showed that interpersonal communication skills and mind reading were able to predict marital satisfaction of married women. According to the results of the present study, interpersonal communication skills and mind reading ability are the factors affecting marital satisfaction of married women during the coronavirus epidemic and should be considered in interventions related to marital satisfaction.
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-Abdi, M., Nejati, V., Zabihzadeh, A., Mohseni, M., & Mohammadi, R. (2012). Comparison of empathy and mind reading abilities in divorced spouses and normal. Thought and Behavior in Clinical Psychology, 7(25): 67-76. (In Persian).
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-Alipour, Z., Kazemi, A., Kheirabadi, G., & Eslami, A. A. (2020). Marital communication skills training to promote marital satisfaction and psychological health during pregnancy: a couple focused approach. Reproductive health, 17(1), 1-8.
-Arab Alidousti, A., Nakhaee, N., & Khanjani, N. (2015). Reliability and validity of the Persian versions of the ENRICH marital satisfaction (brief version) and Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scales. Health and Development Journal, 4(2), 158-167. (In Persian).
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-Fowers, B. J., & Olson, D. H. (1993). ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale: A brief research and clinical tool. Journal of Family psychology, 7(2), 176-185.
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-Karney, B. R., & Bradbury, T. N. (2020). Research on marital satisfaction and stability in the 2010s: Challenging conventional wisdom. Journal of Marriage and Family, 82(1), 100-116.
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Mazzuca, S., Kafetsios, K., Livi, S., & Presaghi, F. (2019). Emotion regulation and satisfaction in long-term marital relationships: The role of emotional contagion. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(9), 2880-2895.
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-Shafiei, R., Kamali, Z., & Hatami, J. (2019). The predictive role of depression in the defect of the Theory of Mind. Rooyesh-e-Ravanshenasi Journal (RRJ), 8(2), 25-30. (In Persian)
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