Forecasting Distress Tolerance on the Base of the Communication Components of Original Family among Divorces and Non-Divorced Women

This study aims to predict distress tolerance based on the communication components of original family among divorced and non-divorced women. The study is correlational. The population of this research included all divorced and non-divorced women in Tehran in 2016. The sample consisted of 300 women (150 divorced women and 150 non-divorced women) selected by random sampling method from family justice centers and clients of Sadeghiyh’ s Martyr Health Home in region 3 of Tehran. To collect the data, the original family scale (Hovestadt et al, 1985) and the distress tolerance questionnaire (Simmons and Gaher, 2005) was used. Data was analyzed by using multiple regression analysis and Pearson correlation coefficient. Finding showed that divorced women had more chaotic communication patterns than non-divorced women and their distress tolerance were at a lower level.