The Relationship between Attachment Styles, Marital Commitment and Marital Satisfaction among Married Students of Allame Tabatabai University
Subject Areas : Woman and family
Keywords: attachment styles, marital commitment, Marital satisfaction,
Abstract :
The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between attachment styles, marital commitment and marital satisfaction. The study population ineluded married students from Allame Tabatabai University during the academic year2011-2012. The sample consists of 115 married students selected from the population by convenience sampling and completed the study measures. The study measures were attachment questionnaire, marital commitment questionnaire and marital satisfaction questionnaire. Correlation method was used to analyze the study data. The study results indicated that there is a significant positive relationship between secure attachment style and personal commitment and a significant negative relationship between anxious and avoidant attachment styles and personal commitment. Also, there is a significant positive relationship between secure attachment style to marital satisfaction and a significant negative relationship between avoidant and anxious attachment styles and marital satisfaction. The last result indicates that there is a significant positive relationship between personal commitment and marital satisfaction.
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