The Prediction of Marital Satisfaction Based on Communication Patterns, Attachment Styles and Psychological Hardiness

Marital satisfaction is the result of multiple factors in marriage, which can be individual, interpersonal, and cultural. The purpose of this study was to predict of marital satisfaction based on communication patterns, attachment styles and psychological hardiness of married students of Kashan University. The research method was descriptive and correlation type that statistical population consisted of married students of Kashan University in academic year of 2017-18 and by random cluster sampling 217 samples were selected. Questionnaires were used for collecting data include Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire (1989), Christensen & Salavi communication patterns questionnaire (CPQ-1984), Collins & Reid attachment style questionnaire (1990), and Kobasa psychological hardiness questionnaire (1979). The results of correlation analysis showed that there was a direct and significant relationship between marital satisfaction with mutual Constructive pattern (R=0/491; P ≤001), dependency attachment style (R=0/152; P ≤005), closeness attachment style (R=0/203; P ≤001), and psychological hardiness (R=0/520; P ≤001). Another side, there was indirect and significant correlation between marital satisfaction with mutual avoidance pattern (R=-0/147; P ≤005), and anxiety attachment style (R=-0/403; P ≤001). The results of multiple regression analysis showed that communication patterns, attachment styles and psychological hardiness could to predict of marital satisfaction. Multiple correlation coefficients between communication patterns, attachment styles, and psychological hardiness with marital satisfaction were 0.676, and the coefficient of determination was 0.457. Therefore, it's possible to improve on marital satisfaction in couples by recognizing and enriching the constructive communication pattern, attachment styles, and psychological hardiness.