Prediction of marital conflict through the personality and demographic characteristics of spouses

The purpose of this research was to predict marital conflicts (of divorce prone and normal couples) through personality, psychological and demographic characteristics. To conduct this correlational study, using two- stage cluster sampling method, 320 couples (160 normal and 160 divorce prone couples) were selected randomly. The assessment tools included sixteen personality factor Questionnaire (16PF), and The Demographic Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using stepwise regression analysis (logistic). The results showed that among the personality and demographic variables, six personality factors namely; A, B, E, F, L, Q4, and three demographic variables namely; number of children, age, and couples’ age gap significantly predict marital conflict.