رضايت مندي زناشويي و تفاوت هاي فردي: نقش عوامل شخصيتي

Marital satisfaction and indivitual differences: The role of personality factors

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to analyze the most important personality factors effective in couples marital satisfaction. Method: 600 people (300 couples) from habitants of 3 university dormitories were chosen by random (multi­stage) sampling method and filled "NEO-FFI" and "ENRICH" marital satisfaction questionnaires. Data was analyzed by multiple regression, Pearson correlation coefficient and independent T test. Results: The factors of "femalesʹ conscientiousness", "malesʹ conscientiousness", "malesʹ neuroticism" and "malesʹ agreeableness" can predict %29.2 variances of males marital satisfaction (p<0.03); and factors of "femalesʹ conscientiousness", "femalesʹ neuroticism" and "malesʹ neuroticism" can predict %27 variances of females marital satisfaction (p<0.002). Conclusion: The findings emphasis the role of "conscientiousness" and "neuroticism" factors in prediction of variances of marital satisfaction.