Investigate the relationship betweencognitive distortionsandpsychological well-being with maritaldisenchantment in couplesapplicant divorce

Subject Areas : Journal of Educational Psychology

MohammadAli Rahmani ¹ (Assistant Professor. Islamic Azad University. Tonekabon Branch. Tonekabon, Iran.)
Naser Amini ² (Assistant Professor. Islamic Azad UniversityScience and Research Bushehr Branch. Bousher. Iran)
Zahra SiratiSabetFoumani ³ (M.AEducational Sciences Clinical Psychology. Department of Psychology Science and Research branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr,Iran)

Received: 2013-12-15 Accepted : 2014-05-25 Published : 2014-08-23

Keywords: psychological well-being, Cognitive distortions, marital disenchantment,

Abstract :

This research aimed to investigate the relationship between cognitive distortions and psychological well-being with marital disenchantment in couples applicant divorce in Rasht. The correlation method is used in this study. The population is all 640 couples applicant divorce referred to family clinic, Justice and Welfare in Rasht. Using the Morgan tables, 180 subjects were selected by cluster sampling method for this study. Data collection tool is cognitive distortions questionnaire (2010), Ryff psychological well-being (2010) and marital disenchantment (1996).  For data analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression parametric tests was used. The results showed that there is a relationship between psychological well-being and cognitive distortions to marital disenchantment (p<0.01). There is a significant positive correlation between cognitive distortions and marital disenchantment (p<0.01).  There is a significant negative relationship between the psychological well-being components that is self-acceptance, personal growth, positive relations with others, autonomy, environmental mastery, purpose in life and marital disenchantment. Regression analysis also revealed that cognitive distortion and the two components of psychological well-being, namely positive relations with others and purpose in life can act as marital disenchantment predictor.