Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between problem-solving skills and conflict resolution styles with marital intimacy and compatibility among couples in Bandar Abbas. This study is functional in terms of the purpose and is correlation-based in terms of the descriptive methods of collecting information. 182 men and 205 women were randomly selected for sampling. 28-article Questionnaire of conflict resolution styles of Rahim (1983), intimacy questionnaire by Thompson and Walker (1983), compatibility questionnaire by Graham Spanier (1976) and problem-solving questionnaire of Heppner and Multivariate regression and Pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyze the findings of the survey. The results showed that collaborating, compromising and accommodating marital conflict resolution styles are as positive predictor and avoidance and accommodating styles are as negative predictors of marital compatibility. The total of marital conflict resolution styles, compromising, accommodating, avoiding and control are significant predictors of marital intimacy. Among the three components of problem-solving skills, two skills of problem solving are positive predictor with confidence, and avoidance solutions are considered as negative predictor for the marital compatibility variable. Among the three components of problem solving, only the avoidance solution is considered as the negative predictor for the marital intimacy variable. In a general conclusion from this study, it can be stated that constructive problem-solving skills (solving the problem with confidence) and constructive marital conflict resolution styles (integration, compromising and accommodating styles) have crucial roles in increasing marital intimacy and marital compatibility. Moreover, destructive problem-solving skills (avoidance problem-solving skills and self-control) and destructive marital conflict resolution styles (avoiding and control styles) have a role in reducing marital compatibility and in reducing marital intimacy.
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