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Marital adjustment is a term used in the family and marital studies are related to terms such as marital satisfaction, success, stability, etc. each of these terms refers to only one dimension of marriage. In contrast, Marital compatibility is a multidimensional term. Adaptation in married life is a continuous and flexible process defined as the agreement and adaptation of a couple in a certain period. Marital adjustment is influenced by several factors, such as psychological flexibility, which means changing cognitive motivations to adapt to changing environmental stimuli. Another personality factor that affects marital adjustment is self-control, which is defined as the proper use of emotions and is an essential and remarkable feature that allows people to manage their thoughts, impulses, emotional states, and behaviors. Identifying the factors that affect couples’ adjustment is theoretically and clinically crucial because our greater understanding of the fundamental psychological trends and predictors of marital adjustment can lead to a better understanding of this Concept. In addition, by identifying the causative factors of couples’ adjustment, one can effectively predict and control it; Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect size of psychological flexibility and self-control on marital adjustment of married staff of Samen Al-Aimeh Hospital in Mashhad.

This study was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population included all married employees of Samen Al-Aimeh Hospital in Mashhad in September 2017. Among the eligible volunteers, 181 people (male=69; female=112) were selected based on Morgan and Krejcie table by available sampling method. The participants completed Second Edition Acceptance and Practice Questionnaire (Bond et al., 2011), Self-control Questionnaire (Tanjani et al., 2004) and Questionnaire Marital Adjustment (Locke & Wallace, 1959). Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 25 by Pearson correlation test and multiple regression while a p<0.05 was considered as statistically significant.

According to the obtained results, among the participants, 112 individuals were female (61.8%) and 69 were male (38.2%). Also, among the participants, 32 individuals were 25-34 years old (17.7%), 78 were 35-44 years old (43.1%) and 71 were 45-55 years old (39.2%). The results showed that marital adjustment had a direct and significant relationship with psychological flexibility (r = 0.457, p<0.001) and between self-control (r=0.345, p<0.010). Also, the results of multiple regression coefficients showed that the value of standardized regression coefficient (Beta) for the variables of psychological flexibility was (p<0.001, β=0.379) and for self-control was (p=0.025, β=0.168); Therefore, it can be said that psychological flexibility and self-control were able to predict marital adjustment.

Based on the findings of this study, psychological flexibility and self-control are essential for marital adjustment, so if couples experience more psychological flexibility and self-control in life, they will have more marital adjustment.