marital satisfaction

Pregnancy is a particularly sensitive period in a woman's life, during which marital satisfaction can fluctuate due to various physical and psychological changes. It is essential to implement measures that enhance marital satisfaction during this time. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of virtual lifestyle education based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory on the marital satisfaction of pregnant women in Ferdows city.

This semi-experimental study was conducted in 2019 with 90 pregnant women attending health centers. Participants were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group received lifestyle training based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory over four weeks, with sessions held twice a week.The study utilized Inrich's questionnaires to assess demographic characteristics and marital satisfaction, which were completed before the intervention, immediately after, and one month later. The results were analyzed using SPSS software version 21 and appropriate statistical tests.

In this study, the demographic characteristics of both groups did not differ significantly (P > 0.05). The marital satisfaction score prior to the intervention was 135.02 ± 10.27 in the intervention group and 137.04 ± 8.52 in the control group, showing no statistically significant difference (P = 0.31). However, immediately after the intervention, marital satisfaction increased significantly in the intervention group compared to the control group (P < 0.001). This increase was also significant one month after the intervention (P < 0.001).

Virtual lifestyle training based on Bandura's self-efficacy theory is effective in improving the marital satisfaction of pregnant women.

Attitude towards divorce and justification of extramarital relations are among the factors affecting marital satisfaction. The present study aimed to formulate a structural model for predicting marital satisfaction based on the attitude towards divorce with the mediation of the justification of extramarital relationships in the students of the Islamic Azad University of Garmsar Branch.

The research method was descriptive correlation. The statistical population of the present study included all married students of the Islamic Azad University of Garmsar Branch in the academic year of the second semester of 2022-2023, and among them, 246 were selected by non-random and convenience sampling method. The research instruments included demographic questionnaire, "ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale", "Attitudes towards Divorce Scale", and "Justifications for Extramarital Relationships Questionnaire". The validity of the instruments was measured using content validity using a qualitative method and reliability using the internal consistency method by calculating Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS .26 and Amos v.24.

Marital satisfaction is predicted based on positive (β=-0.300, P<0.001) and negative (β=0.549, P<0.001) attitude towards divorce in students of Islamic Azad University of Garmsar Branch. Marital satisfaction is predicted based on the justification of extramarital relationships (β=-0.523, P<0.001) in the students of Islamic Azad University of Garmsar branch. Positive attitude towards divorce (β=-0.200, P=0.001) and negative attitude towards divorce (β=0.191, P<0.001) predict marital satisfaction through the mediation of extramarital relationship justification.

The marital satisfaction is predicted based on positive and negative attitudes towards divorce with the mediation of justification of extramarital relationships in the students of Islamic Azad University of Garmsar Branch. Therefore, it is suggested that family counselors and psychologists focus on couples' attitudes towards divorce in marital relationship in couple therapy.

Having a disabled child significantly affects the psychological state of parents, causes individual and interpersonal problems in the family, especially in mothers, so they need therapeutic interventions. The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of mindfulness training on mental health, marital satisfaction, and sleep quality of mothers with cochlear implanted child.

This quasi-experimental study had a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population included all mothers who had cochlear implanted child in exceptional hearing schools of Tabriz City in spring 2024. Thirty individuals were selected using purposeful sampling method and randomly assigned into two intervention and control groups (15 individuals each group). The intervention group received 8 sessions of 90 minutes of mindfulness training and the control group did not receive any intervention during the research period. Data collection was done using Ryff’s Mental Health Questionnaire (1989), Enrich’s Marital Satisfaction (1998) and Pittsburgh’s Sleep Quality (1989) Questionnaires. The data were analyzed using analysis of covariance.

The results showed that mindfulness training had a significant effect on increasing the average score of mental health (F=79.220, p<0.001), increasing the average score of marital satisfaction (F=30.833, p<0.001), and increasing the average sleep quality (F=37.756, p<0.001) of mothers with cochlear implanted child.

The results of this study indicated that mind-fulness based intervention can improve mental health, marital satisfaction and sleep quality in mothers with cochlear implanted child. Therefore, it is recommended this approach be used to improving the mental health, marital satisfaction, and sleep quality of these mothers.

The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of schema therapy on marital satisfaction and mental health of women undergoing hysterectomy surgery.

This research was applied in terms of objective and quantitative research, and in terms of data collection method, it was semi-experimental research with two experimental and control groups with pre-test and post-test. The statistical population consisted of all women aged 30 to 50 who underwent hysterectomy surgery in 2023 in Yazd city. In this study,30 eligible subjects were selected by the available method, and the participants were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). For the experimental group, the treatment plan was implemented in 10 sessions of 50 minutes. Goldberg's mental health questionnaire and Inrich's marital satisfaction questionnaire were used to measure the research variables.

The findings from the analysis of the covariance test showed the use of the schema therapy approach increased the marital satisfaction and mental health of women undergoing hysterectomy surgery (p ≤ 0.001).

Therefore, the use of schema therapy sessions in medical centers for people who underwent hysterectomy surgery is suggested to reduce marital problems.

Parents are the first role models for children. Thus, paying attention to family institution is essential. This research aims to design and evaluate the impact of family–based psychological intervention on strengthening the appeals of marriage in parents and their daughter’s spiritual vitality, educational performance, and attitude toward marriage.

The current research was quasi–experimental, employing a pretest–posttest and follow–up design. The study’s statistical population included all secondary school female students and their parents living in Tehran City, Iran, during the 2021–2022 academic year. Five girl high schools of education districts 1, 2, 5, 9, 18 of Tehran were randomly selected. From the students of these schools, 60 eligible students (who scored less than 120 on the educational performance scale and less than 150 on the spiritual vitality scale) were randomly selected as the research samples. Parents of 30 students in the experimental group were taught a family–based psychological program. The program was delivered in ten 120–minute sessions. The control group did not undergo any intervention. A follow–up test was performed one month after the posttest to assess the stability of the intervention. The study tools used in this research were the Afrooz Marital Satisfaction Scale (2010), the Afrooz Spiritual Vitality Scale (2016), the Rosen and Brateen Marital Attitude Scale (1998), and the Educational Performance Pham–Taylor test (1999). Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency, and percentage) and inferential statistics (analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni post hoc test)in SPSS software version 22. The significance level for all tests was set at p ≤ 0.05.

The analysis of variance of all variables (marital satisfaction, educational performance, spiritual vitality, and attitude toward marriage) was significant for intragroup (time) (p<0.001) and intergroup (p=0.042) factors. Thus, for variables of marital satisfaction, educational performance, spiritual vitality, and attitude toward marriage, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups during the research stages, indicating the effect of the intervention. The results showed that the mean marital satisfaction score in the experimental group in the posttest was more than in the pretest (p<0.001). Also, marital satisfaction in the follow–up stage significantly differed from the pretest (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the posttest and follow–up (p=0.463). The mean score of the attitude toward marriage in the experimental group in the posttest was more than that in the pretest (p<0.001). Also, the attitude toward marrige in the follow–up stage significantly differed from the pretest (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the posttest and follow–up (p=0.597). Results indicated that the mean score of spiritual vitalityin the experimental group in the posttest was more than in the pretest (p<0.001). Also, spiritual vitality in the follow–up stage was significantly different from the pretest (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the posttest and follow–up (p=0.198). Also, the mean educational performance score in the posttest experimental group was more than that in the pretest (p<0.001). In addition, educational performance in the follow–up stage was significantly different from the pretest (p<0.001). There was no significant difference between the posttest and follow–up (p=0.560), indicating the stable effect of teaching a family–based psychologycal program in the follow–up stage on the mentioned variables.

Based on the study findings, family–based psychological intervention effectively improves marriage appeal in parents and their daughter’s spiritual vitality, educational performance, and attitude toward marriage.

In recent years, divorce has become one of the widespread forms of social harm in Iran. Research shows that one of the most important reasons for filing for divorce is a decrease in marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction becomes a key factor in maintaining the family. Also, the inability to regulate emotions causes the marriage to become aggressive arguments, and the husband and wife deal with severe problems instead of solving the problem in the conflict. Resilience is also one of the influential factors in filing for divorce in such a way that low resilience makes a person unable to bear small problems and think about divorce very quickly when faced with the issues of cohabitation. Dialectical behavior therapy is a therapeutic method whose effectiveness has been confirmed in treating many problems. This treatment method can also be used to improve marital issues. The present study aimed to determine the efficacy of dialectical behavior therapy on marital satisfaction, emotional regulation, and resilience of women applying for divorce in Tehran City, Iran.

The present research method was quasi–experimental with a pretest–posttest and follow–up design with a control group. The research sample consisted of 44 women applying for divorce who were registered in the Tasmim system. They were selected as available and randomly assigned into the experimental and control groups (22 people in each group).
The inclusion criteria were as follows: registering divorce in the Welfare Tasmim system, holding at least a Diploma, without acute personality disorder, and no addiction to opium. The exclusion criteria were as follows: absence of more than one session from intervention sessions and using influential drugs on the individual concerning psychology. The experimental group underwent dialectical behavioral therapy interventions for 8 sessions of 90 minutes based on the dialectic behavior therapy sessions of Marshall Linehan's protocol (2018), and the control group did not receive any intervention. Enrich (1998), Gratz and Romer (2004) emotional regulation, and Corner and Davidson (2003) resilience questionnaires were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using variance analysis and repeated measurement.

Variance analysis with repeated measurement showed a significant difference between factors (pretest, posttest, and follow–up) related to all three variables of marital satisfaction, emotional regulation, and resilience (p<0.001). Also, there was a significant difference between the scores of the two experimental and control groups in these variables (p<0.01). In other words, dialectical behavior therapy has been effective in improving marital satisfaction, emotional regulation, and resilience of women seeking divorce. To investigate the difference between the three stages in terms of the effectiveness of the intervention, an LSD post–hoc test was used. Based on the post–hoc LSD, there is a significant difference in all three variables of marital satisfaction, emotional regulation, and resilience between the pretest and posttest, as well as between follow–up and pretest. However, there was no significant difference between the posttest and follow–up (marital satisfaction p=0.154; emotional regulation p=0.432; resilience p=0.136), so the intervention plan effectively improved both variables. Also, the effects of the interventions remained stable during the two months.

Dialectical behavior therapy seems beneficial in increasing marital satisfaction, improving emotional regulation, and increasing the resilience of divorce applicants. Also, dialectical behavior therapy can be considered an effective way to solve the problems of the divorce applicant.

The fundamental role of marital satisfaction is vital in family formation and marriage survival. Marital dissatisfaction can make couples fail to solve their conflicts. Marital discontent, combined with job-related stress such as pre-hospital emergencies, can lead to heightened conflict in job responsibilities. It leads to the effect on personnel, patients, and their families. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the marital satisfaction of pre-hospital emergency personnel at Qom University of Medical Sciences in 2023.

This cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 pre-hospital personnel of Qom University of Medical Sciences in May 2023. The sampling method was a stratified cluster. The data collection tool included the "Demographic Information" checklist and Enrich's "Marital Satisfaction" questionnaire. Data analysis was done using descriptive tests, Independent T-test, and Regression.

The average age of the participants was 37.3 ± 7.06. More than half of the participants had a bachelor's degree. Most people had rotating shifts. The average score of marital satisfaction was 145.94 ± 22.21. Based on the results of the multivariate regression test, the variables of education, employment status, work experience, type of shift, having a second job, and having a job other than medical staff explain 63% of the variance of marital satisfaction of pre-hospital personnel.

According to the findings of the present study, in general, the marital satisfaction of pre-hospital emergency personnel of Qom University of Medical Sciences is at an average to high level. People with a fixed shift, with a second job, high work experience, without a fixed job status, and bachelor's and associate's degrees had less marital satisfaction than others. Therefore, managers and policymakers in the health field must pay more attention to the quality of family life, especially the married life of pre-hospital emergency workers with the mentioned conditions.

Job satisfaction can be a significant and influential factor in the marital satisfaction. On the other hand, marital satisfaction is one of the most important factors affecting family functioning. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the relationship between job satisfaction and the marital satisfaction among nurses working in operating rooms of educational therapeutic centers affiliated with Golestan University of Medical Sciences.

This study employed a descriptive-analytical correlational design using a survey method. The participants included 79 nurses with a bachelor&#039;s degree or higher working in operating rooms of educational therapeutic centers affiliated with Golestan University of Medical Sciences. Data were collected using a demographic information form, the Loutanz Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (2007), and the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (1993). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 20 software, employing descriptive statistics, standard deviation, and Spearman correlation coefficient.

57 women (72.2%) and 22 men (8.8%) participated in the study. The standard and deviation of marital quality is 17.7±0.2 and job satisfaction is 18.2±2.6, and no linear relationship between job satisfaction and marital relationship quality was observed in the group of men (P &lt; 0.05, rs &lt; 0.000). While in women, a linear relationship was observed between job satisfaction and the Marital Satisfaction, with the intensity of this relationship being very weak and in the opposite direction (P = 0.0001, rs = -0.054).

The results of the present study indicate that gender has a weak association with job satisfaction and the Marital Satisfaction, which requires further investigation with a larger sample size.
It is suggested that married working women attend classes in the form of retraining to improve family
well-being.

Online game addiction refers to the excessive and impulsive use of online games, leading to social and emotional issues. Despite recognizing these problems, individuals struggling with this addiction often find it difficult to control their gaming habits. This type of behavioral addiction not only impacts the individual but can also affect their family. The present study aims to explore the relationship between online game addiction and marital satisfaction among Iranian couples during the years 2021-2022.

This study was an analytical cross-sectional observational research conducted on Iranian couples. The sampling method used was convenience sampling. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, the ten-item Internet Gaming Disorder Test, and the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale. A chi-square test was employed to analyze the data.

Four hundred fifty people participated in this research study. Eighty-two point four percent of the participants were women, and half of them were undergraduates. The average time spent playing online games in this study was reported as one point six two hours per day, with six point seven percent of respondents admitting to engaging in gambling while playing online games. The results indicated a significant inverse relationship between marital satisfaction and online game addiction.

Based on the findings of this research, addiction to online gaming can be a significant predictor of marital dissatisfaction among couples. Individuals who are addicted to online games experience a level of marital dissatisfaction that is more than four times greater than that of non-addicted individuals. Although the rate of online game addiction in our sample was only three point eight percent, which is relatively low, it can still lead to serious issues such as marital dissatisfaction.

Granulomatous mastitis is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the breast, which, in addition to chronic pain and physical problems, has brought patients many problems and challenges in the areas of marital satisfaction, sexual relations, and adaptation to the disease. Therefore, the aim of the study was to investigate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on marital satisfaction, sexual desire and resilience of patients with granulomatous mastitis disease in Isfahan city.

The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group. The study population consisted of patients with chronic granulomatous mastitis disease that referred to Al-Zahra, Zahra-ye Marzieh, Shariati, Sina, and Issa ben Maryam hospitals in Isfahan city in 2023. Based on medical records, 30 women with granulomatous mastitis disease were selected by convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). Data was collected using the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (EMSS), the Halbert Sexual Desire Questionnaire (HISD), and the Connor and Davidson Resilience Questionnaire (RISC-CD), in two phases, pre-test and post-test, on the experimental and control groups. The acceptance and commitment therapy was held in nine sessions each lasting 90 minutes, once a week. Data were analyzed using SPSS 24 software using the analysis of covariance.

The results showed that the mean age of the participants in the experimental group was 31.48±2.82 and in the control group was 32.49±3.91 years. Furthermore, the results of the analysis of covariance showed that 64.8% of the variance in increased marital satisfaction, 71.2% in sexual desire, and 71.9% in resilience in the post-test phase was due to the effectiveness of the acceptance and commitment therapy (p<0.001).

Considering the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on marital satisfaction, sexual desire, and resilience in women with granulomatous mastitis, it is suggested that psychologists and counselors to use this intervention to improve marital satisfaction, resilience, and resolve marital problems in affected patients.

According to the theories of traditional medicine, attitudes and mental states of people depend on their temperament, and temperament can be one of the factors that affect interpersonal relationships, especially the marital relationships of couples. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of temperament-based training on satisfaction, emotional intelligence, and marital boredom in married women.

This semi-experimental research was performed with a pre-test and post-test design and a control group. The statistical population included all married women in Najafabad City, Iran in 2023. In total, 40 women were selected using the convenience sampling method, and informed written consent was obtained from them. They were randomly divided into control (n=20) and intervention groups (n=20). The marital Satisfaction Scale by Olson Enrich (1998), Couple Burnout Measurement by Pines (1996), and Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire by Shering (1995) were used to collect data. Moreover, the intervention group underwent eight 90-minute temperament-based training sessions. The obtained data were analyzed in SPSS software (version 24) at two levels of descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (covariance analysis following the statistical assumptions of Levin's test and Kalmogorov-Smirionov test).

Results showed that the average score of satisfaction (20.98±156.42 and 11.85±171.84), emotional intelligence (10.87±61.42 and 11.85±70.84), and marital boredom (60.73±12.68 and 11.73 ± 50.15) in the intervention group underwent a significant improvement, compared to the control group at the post-test stage (P=0.05). Therefore, temperament-based training was effective in increasing satisfaction (48%) and emotional intelligence (73%) as well as reducing marital boredom (39%).

Based on the findings, couple therapists and family counselors can use this approach to improve satisfaction and emotional intelligence and also reduce marital burnout and prevent divorce.

The present study aims to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral couple therapy (CBCT) and integrative couple therapy (ICT) in improving marital satisfaction and intimacy of couples with marital discord.

This is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test/post-test design. The study population included all couples with marital discord referred to the counseling centers in Tabriz, Iran in 2023. Among them, 45 couples were selected using a purposive sampling method and based on the entry and exit criteria. They were randomly divided into CBCT (n=15), ICT (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. Data collection tools were Bagarozzi's marital intimacy needs questionnaire (MINQ) and the ENRICH marital satisfaction scale. The CBCT was provided at 10 sessions and ICT was provided at 16 sessions. To test the hypotheses, univariate and multivariate analysis of variance methods were used.

Both CBCT and ICT significantly improved marital satisfaction and marital intimacy scores. The ICT was more effective in improving intimacy and marital satisfaction components than CBCT, and this difference was significant (P<0.01).

Although both CBCT and ICT are effective in improving marital satisfaction and intimacy of couples with marital discord, the ICT is more effective, may be because it helps couples to express their emotions and thus change the rules that prevent the establishment of emotional relationships.

Differentiation is a key concept in family systems theory that refers to an individual's ability to separate their intellectual and emotional processes. Spouses with low differentiation often demonstrate lower emotional maturity and have a limited capacity for intimacy and connection, which can lead to decreased relationship satisfaction and happiness. In contrast, in relationships characterized by higher differentiation, spouses are more accepting of each other's differing opinions and experience fewer emotional reactions. This dynamic fosters a deeper intimacy and leads to a happier relationship. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-differentiation and the happiness and marital satisfaction of married individuals in Gonabad.

The sample size for the study was determined using Cochran's formula, which included six hundred forty participants. Sampling was carried out using a surface sampling method proportional to the volume. A key criterion for participation in the study was that individuals must be married. Data were collected using the Scowron and Friedlander Self-Differentiation Questionnaire, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, and the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Scale. Statistical analysis was performed using the Pearson correlation coefficient, path coefficients, and path analysis to evaluate the data.

The results indicated that self-differentiation positively impacts happiness, and in turn, happiness contributes to marital satisfaction. An analysis of the direct relationship between self-differentiation and marital satisfaction revealed that while this relationship is significant, the effect of self-differentiation on marital satisfaction is less pronounced than that of happiness.

Self-differentiation is a crucial predictor of marital satisfaction. These findings will be especially beneficial for therapists who focus on intergenerational transmission processes in marriage.

Cancer can affect in marital satisfaction, psychological well-being of individuals. This study determines the effectiveness of combined couple therapy based on acceptance and commitment and schema therapy on the marital satisfaction, psychological well-being among cancer patients.

The research method is semi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and follow-up, and control group. The study is statistical population includes all married patients cancer (stage 1 breast) who received treatment in 2020 in Mashhad. A total of 30 samples are selected through convenience sampling method. They are then randomly assigned to the groups of control and treatment. Data were collected using (ENRICH scale) and Ryff Psychological Well-being questionnaire. The Repeated- measure ANOVA was used to analyze the data.

The analysis findings show that the combined couple schema therapy-based on acceptance and commitment therapy in marital satisfaction, psychological well-being of cancer patients was affect significant (p < 0.01).

According to the Finding it can be concluded in that perhaps the combining schema couple therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy can positively affect in marital satisfaction, psychological well-being of Breast cancer patients.