Marital satisfaction of women referring to health care centers in Brojen ‎

• Main Authors: shayesteh baneian, neda parvin, afsaneh kazemian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shahid Beheshti School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rasht 2006-04-01
• Series: Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery
• Subjects: Satisfaction; Marital Condition; Woman
• Online Access: http://hnmj.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-243-62&slc_lang=en&sid=1

Introduction: One of the important aspects of coping with marriage is marital satisfaction. ‎The feeling of marital satisfaction has a significant role in normal family functions. Marital ‎conflicts have grown in today world and it shows the need to assess the causes of family ‎and marital conflicts.‎ Objective: This study aimed to assess marital satisfaction in women referring to health care ‎centers in Brojen and its effective factors in ‎‏2005‏‎.‎ Methods: This is a descriptive an analyctic study. In this study, the ‎‏47‏‎ question of Enrich ‎marital satisfaction scale and a questionnaire regarding and effective demographic factors ‎were used. The sample included married women of Brojen which consisted of ‎‏400‏‎ women ‎referring to health care centers in Brojen. Data were analyzed by spss and statistical tests such ‎as frequency, mean and X‏2‏‎. ‎ Result: Most samples (‎‏36.3%‏‎) were relatively satisfied with their marriage. Also (‎‏14.2%‏‎) of ‎samples were strongly dissatisfied and (‎‏13.9%‏‎) had strong marital satisfaction. The most ‎problem of these women was communication. But as the educational level (men and women) ‎increased, marital satisfaction also improved. ‎ Conclusion: In attention to study results, psychological consultation and giving adequate ‎knowledge to people before and during marriage is suggested to remote communication skills ‎and marital satisfaction.‎