Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Tehran
2 Freelance Researcher
3 Full Professor
Abstract
: The purpose of this study is to study the impact of "intimacy", "belonging" and "forgiveness" on "marital satisfaction". Based on the two theories of "Hierarchy of Needs" and "Dynamic Goal of Marital Satisfaction", this study seeks to answer two questions: Is there a significant relationship between marital satisfaction and demographic variables? And what is the relationship between the three conceptual variables of “belonging”, “intimacy” and “forgiveness” with “marital satisfaction”? The method of the study was a survey and the research tool was a questionnaire. The population of the study was married women in Mashhad and a total of 468 respondents participated in this survey.
The results of one-way ANOVA showed that there is no significant relationship between marital satisfaction and demographic variables (income, Number of children, level of study, etc.). The results of regression analysis also showed that the three conceptual variables "intimacy", "belonging", and "forgiveness" in addition to having a significant relationship with "marital satisfaction", can also predict 18% of the variance of marital satisfaction.
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