marital adjustment is one of the most important indicators of women's marital quality. Several studies have investigated the role of marital standards and relationship attributions in predicting marital quality in married couples. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of the dimensions of marital standards and relationship attributions in predicting adjustment/ non-adjustment among married women. A sample of 324 married women (150 non-adjusted and 174 adjusted) was selected from all married women in Ahvaz. Participants completed the Inventory of Specific Relationship Standards (ISRS) and the Relationship Attributions Measure (RAM). . Results obtained from Enter Discriminant analysis revealed that adjustment or non-adjustment in marital relationship can be predicted by the variables of marital standards (personal boundaries, control outcome, instrumental and expressive investment) and relationship attributions (locus of control, stability, globality, intent, motivation and blame). Also, Stepwise Discriminant analysis of the data indicated that motivation attribution, expressive investment standard and locus of control attribution are the strongest predictors of adjustment/non-adjustment in marital relationships. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that marital standards and relationship attributions play a significant role in women’ s marital adjustment.

Background: studies have shown that marital intimacy can predict marital adjustment, but can more accurate prediction of marital adjustment be achieved through marital intimacy interaction and deficit emotion regulate? Aims: The purpose of the present study was to predict marital adjustment levels based on variables of marital intimacy and emotion regulation difficulty. Method: the method of this study was correlation. For this purpose, 72 couples who referred to counseling centers in Shahroud participated in this study. They were asked to complete the Spanier marital adjustment Questionnaires (1976), marital Intimacy (2001), and Gertz & Romer (2004) Deficit emotional regulate scale. stepwise regression and correlation were used for data analysis. Results: The results showed that marital adjustment was predictable by marital intimacy and emotion regulation. Emotion regulation and its components play a greater role in predicting marital adjustment than marital intimacy. nonacceptance of negative emotions, controlling impulsive behaviors, limited access and lack of emotional awareness of components Deficit emotional regulate and emotional, psychological, sexual, social, and recreational intimacy (p<0/01). Conclusions: Based on these findings, it can be concluded that couples who have higher marital intimacy and are more able to control emotions have more marital adjustment.

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between hardiness and marital adjustment of high school teachers in Shiraz in the school year 89-90. A sample of 324 (178 male and 146 female) high school teachers, selected through cluster random sampling method, was administered two questionnaires of dynamic adjustment (Spannier, 1976) and hardiness (personal views). A use was made of descriptive statistics, independent t-test, and regression and Pearson correlation analyses to analyze data. The results revealed that there was a significant relationship between hardiness and marital adjustment. There was, more specifically, a significant relationship between control, commitment, and challenge and marital adjustment. Besides, it was indicated that there was a significant difference between men’s and women’s marital adjustment and also between their hardiness. Hardiness could predict marital adjustment as revealed by regression analysis.

The following research intends to investigate the role of religiosity in marital adjustment. Religious beliefs and practices have been suggested to have direct impact on family relationships, and empowering of religious values might be a main goal for improvement of marital life.Method: In this research, 1320 subjects (660 couples) from Tehran, were selected through a multistage cluster sampling. In this method, information regarding religiosity and marital adjustment was collected using a questionnaire prepared by researchers, and Enrich'sl marital satisfaction scale.The results showed that couples with higher religious beliefs may have higher rate of marital adjustment, based on a significant correlation of 0.29 between religiosity and marital adjustment. Regarding the relation between religiosity and the nine subscales of marital adjustment, communication, parenting and religious orientation accounted for the highest rate (0.26) of variance and sexual relationship accounted for the lowest rate (0.17) of variance.It might be concluded that an increase of religiosity may result in an improved marital adjustment.

Abstract: This study sought to answer the question of what are the causes of marital infidelity in the Iranian family. To Answer the Research Question, Qualitative Meta-Synthesis (QMS) Method Were Used. Then, 78 Scientific Papers Which Were Considered marital Infidelity in Iran were identified and were Analyzed. The results showed that the factors of infidelity in Iran can be classified into 9 main categories, including: 1. Social factors, 2. Psychological factors, 3. Cultural factors, 4. Family factors, 5. Personal factors, 6. Relational factors, 7. Economic factors, 8. Media factors, 9. Contextual factors. Each of the main Categories is divided into Different Subcategories. The Social Factors of infidelity were including “Infidelity Opportunities”, “Friend groups” and “Environmental Conditions”. Psychological Factors of Infidelity Were Including “Personality Type”, “Attachment Styles”, and their “Love Schema”. Cultural Factors have Pointed to “Change in Beliefs and values” and “the level of Religious Education” of people. The Family Factors were including “Inappropriate Marriage”, “Family Conflict” and “the Kind of Family Background of people”. The Personal Factors are “Sexual Dissatisfaction”, “Emotional Dissatisfaction”, “the Feeling of Loneliness”, “the Spouse Unavailability”, “Weakness in Controlling Spouse”, “Domestic Violence”, “Revenge of the Spouse” and “the Role of the Third Person in the Relationship”. The Economic factors are including “the Economic Status of the person”, “the Role of Economic Problems”, “the motivation of entering into infidelity under the Pretext of Job promotion”. The media Factors Were Emphasized on “weakening Iranian Values through Social Media Networks and Foreign Satellite Channels” and “Producing of New Needs by Media”. Finally, the Contextual Factors were including the Role of “Age” and “Gender” in the Infidelity. Findings showed that Infidelity Occurred in the group of men and youth in Iran, more than other Social Groups.

Introduction: Childlessness is defined as the inability to achieve pregnancy after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse. It is linked not only with psychological problems like low self-esteem, depression, and anxiety but also affects a couple's marital adjustment. The aim of this study was to compare emotional competence and marital adjustment among childless women and women with children and to find out the correlation between emotional competence and marital adjustment of childless women and women with children. Method: This was a descriptive and correlational study. Its sample consisted of two groups including childless women (n = 100) and women with children (n = 100) selected through purposive sampling technique from three districts (Ganderbal, Srinagar and Baramulla) of Kashmir Valley. Standardized tools were used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed through SPSS software. Results: Findings revealed that women with children were higher on emotional competence than childless women. Similarly, women with children were much better in marital adjustment as compared to childless women. Results also indicated a positive correlation between emotional competence and marital adjustment. Conclusion: Accordingly it can be stated that emotional competence can be considered effective in the better adjustment of women.

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between coping styles and marital adjustment among adult children of martyrs and their spouses. Two hundred and eleven couples, all resident in Tehran, were randomly selected. COPE inventory and Dayadic adjustment Scale were administered on all participants. Analysis of data indicate that there is a significant relationship between coping styles and marital adjustment. Linear stepwise regression reveals that coping styles can significantly predict marital adjustment in both sexes.