The Relationship between Conflict Resolution Styles, Irrational Beliefs and Communication Patterns with Marital Conflicts

Marital conflicts are affected by many variables and many factors can lead to conflict. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between conflict resolution styles, irrational beliefs and communication patterns with marital conflicts.

The present study was a descriptive-analytical and correlational study. The statistical population in this study included all married women aged 25 to 45 years with at least 2 years of marriage who referred to counseling centers in Khorrambid city in 1397, including 490 people. From the statistical population by random sampling using Cochran's sample size formula, 216 people were selected as the statistical sample. The tools used in this study were the Rahim Organistional Conflict Inventory, the Ebadi and Motamedin’s Ahwaz Irrational Beliefs Test, the Christensen and sullawey’s Communication Patterns Questionnaire, and the Sanai Zaker et al.’ Marital Conflicts Questionnaire. Correlation method was used to test the studied hypotheses.

Findings indicated that, among the conflict resolution styles (integration, avoidance, dominance, compromise and obligating), integration style, avoidance style and obligating style have a significant relationship with marital conflicts. There is a significant relationship between irrational beliefs and marital conflicts. Among the communication patterns (Mutual constructive, Mutual avoidance and expectation-withdrawal), there is a significant relationship between Mutual constructive communication pattern and marital conflicts