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Investigating the Relationship between Attributional Styles with Marital Satisfaction among Married Students of Shahid Chamran University and Ahvaz Jundishapur University

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Zahramansourzadeh, M.Sc., Family Counseling, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
Abstract
purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between attributional styles and marital satisfaction among married students of Shahid Chamran University and Ahvaz Jundishapur University.
Method: The statistical population of this study consists of married students of Shahid Chamran University and Ahvaz Jundishapur University. The number of subjects in this study was 200 married female students who were selected by available methods. The Seligman Attribution Styles Questionnaire and Kansas Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire were used to measure the research variables. Correlation and regression statistical methods were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results of data analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between positive and negative attribution style (optimism-pessimism) and marital satisfaction. There is a significant relationship between internal-external; stable-unstable attribution style for good position and marital satisfaction; There was no significant difference between general and partial attribution style in good situation and marital satisfaction; Also, there is no significant relationship between general and minor attribution style for bad situation and marital satisfaction. The results of regression analysis showed that attributional styles can predict 44% of marital satisfaction.
The results of the current study show the importance of paying attention to couples' attributional styles to therapists and counselors in order to increase marital satisfaction
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  • Receive Date 18 August 2020
  • Revise Date 02 October 2020
  • Accept Date 21 August 2020
  • First Publish Date 21 December 2020
  • Publish Date 21 December 2020