The role of family functioning, couples communication patterns and early maladaptive schemas domains in marital satisfaction prediction.

Ali Parvandi¹ Mokhtar Arefi²

1) Department of psychology and counseling , college of literature and human science , Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran .E-mail :
2) Department of psychology and counseling , college of literature and human science , Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran (corresponding Author). E-mail : M-arefi @ iauksh .ac. ir

Publication : 2nd International Conference on Behavioral Science and Social Studies(2ibsconf.com)
Abstract :
Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study, was the role of family functioning, couples communication patterns and early maladaptive schemas domains in marital satisfaction prediction. Method: In this study, a descriptive and correlational design was used . For this purpose, from among teachers married men and women songhor city, 150 patients (75 males and 75 females), were selected with available sampling. Participants completed marital satisfaction Questionnaire (ENRICH) - short form (Olson, 1989), The Questionnaire of Family Functioning , Epstein et al (1983), couples communication patterns questionnaire ; Christensen and sullaway 1984), early maladaptive schemas Yung -75 questions form (1994) questionnaire. To analyze the data , Pearson correlation and multiple regression method was used. Results: The results showed that among all the components of family functioning and marital satisfaction there is a significant negative relationship. There is positive relationship between Mutual constructive pattern and marital satisfaction and a negative significant relationship between demand / withdraw and avoid mutual Patterns with marital satisfaction. As well as all early maladaptive schemas domains with the exception of other- orientation domain, had a significant negative relationship with marital satisfaction. Regression analysis showed that predictive variables, respectively 0/66, 0/81 and 0/33 predict changes in marital satisfaction. Conclusion: family functioning, couples communication patterns and early maladaptive schemas domains, predict marital satisfaction. Therefore, in the treatment of marital problems can be considered by the therapists. Keywords: family functioning, communication patterns, early maladaptive schemas, marital satisfaction.
Keywords : Keywords: family functioning communication patterns early maladaptive schemas marital satisfaction.