Predicting marital commitment on the basis of relationship maintenance behaviors and attachment styles

Common life and intimate family foundation, key elements of which are wife and husband, must be built with commitment. Commitment is one of the pillars of a successful marriage without which, marital relationship is shallow and instable. Current research aims at determining relationship maintenance behaviors and attachment styles predictive role on marital commitment among welfare organization employees. Statistical sample in this research contained 155 persons (67 males and 88 females) among welfare organization employees that were selected by cluster sampling. To collect data, Adams and Jones Dimensions of Commitment Inventory (DCI), Collins and Rid Revised Adult Attachment Scale (RAAS), and Stafford Relationship Maintenance Behaviors Scale (SRMBS) were used. Results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between relationship maintenance behaviors and attachment styles and marital commitment. The relationship between maintenance behaviors and attachment styles are important predictions for marital commitment, and loyalty and commitment to marital relationship among couples can be increased by training relationship maintenance behaviors and providing necessary trainings related to attachment styles for parents.