An Overview of the Study of Factors That Affect Marital Satisfaction among Iranian couples

Masoumeh Moeini, Maryam RamezanAliPour, Fatemeh Samimi

Abstract


One of the important areas of adaptation in human life is the issue of marriage and marital satisfaction. Marital satisfaction is a state in which the husband and wife are married to each other and feel happy and happy with each other. Spouses who have high marital adjustment have more self-esteem and more consistent in social relationships. Marital adjustment is the result of marital process and includes factors such as expressing love and spouses love, mutual respect, sexual relations, attitude similarity, and how communication and problem solving. Several factors affect the marital satisfaction of couples, including the satisfaction of the husband's mood, trust, loyalty and love, and the income and employment of his wife. The high education level and high socioeconomic status are among the factors affecting marital satisfaction. There is a significant relationship between educational level and success in life, both in husbands and in spouses. There is a significant correlation between the satisfaction of each spouse with their age, education, and family income.

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