The Meditating Role of Intimacy in the Association between Communication Patterns and Quality of Married Life

Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society

esmail Barzegar ¹ , siamak Samani ²

1 - باشگاه پژوهشگران جوان و نخبگان، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرودشت.
2 - دانشیار گروه روانشناسی، واحد شیراز، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، شیراز، ایران

Received: 2016-11-02 Accepted : 2016-11-02 Published : 2016-07-22

Keywords: Communication Patterns, Intimacy, Marital Quality of Life,

Abstract :

The present study aims to explain the meditating role of intimacy in the association between communication patterns and quality of married life. The research method was descriptive-correlation. The populations of the study included all married teachers of Marvdasht City from whom 303 individuals (162 Females and 141 Males) were selected through single-stage clusters. In this study, The World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL), Christense-Salavi communication pattern (1984) and Marital Intimacy (Van den Broek and Hans Bratman, 1995) are used. In addition data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software and in two statistical levels, descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (correlation matrix, multivariate regression analysis and path analysis).The results showed that the avoidance communication pattern cannot affect the quality (p<0/874) and intimacy(p<0/135) of marriage. In addition, the demands of husband and wife are negatively associated with quality (-0/314) and intimacy (-0/208) of marriage. The wives’ pattern of demand does not influence intimacy of the couple (p<0/904) but affects the quality of marriage(p<0/046)in a negative and direct manner. However, the husbands’ demands affect intimacy directly(p<0/022) but they influence the quality of marriage(-0/058) in an indirect and negative manner. Finally, the mutual constructive pattern can influence intimacy directly(p<0/001) and quality of marriage indirectly through intimacy(-0/234). It can be concluded that the quality of life for couples directly and indirectly is affected by their communication patterns through meditating role of intimacy. It should be noted that with increased intimacy among couples, the effect of destructive patterns of demand for husband and wife on marital quality decreases and the influence of constructive pattern of relationship increases. The opposite is also the case.

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