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Evaluation of Marital Commitment and Sense of Loneliness and Conflict Resolution Styles Competing in the Women Referred to Counseling Centers


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The aim of this study was to evaluate marital commitment and sense of loneliness and conflict resolution styles competing in the women referred to counseling centers and women competing is the city of Shiraz in 2016. For this purpose, 35 conflicting women referred to counseling centers and 35 non-conflicting women in Shiraz were selected and marital commitment questionnaires, loneliness questionnaire, standard conflict resolution styles questionnaire and marital conflict questionnaire were completed. The results showed that Lambda Wilkes's Significance was significant in contrasting and non-conflicting women (p <0.05). Therefore, at least one dependent variable can be distinguished in two groups with conflicting women and non-conflicting women. Also, the results showed a significant difference in the variables of commitment, conflict resolution styles and loneliness in conflicting and non-conflicting women (p <0.05). Comparison of means shows that non-conflicting women have higher commitment and style and lower loneliness than non-conflicting women.

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Marital Commitment, Loneliness, Conflict Resolution Style, Marital Conflicts.
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Authors

Bahar Ahmadloo
Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Mahboobeh Chinaveh
Department of Psychology, Arsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arsanjan, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


The aim of this study was to evaluate marital commitment and sense of loneliness and conflict resolution styles competing in the women referred to counseling centers and women competing is the city of Shiraz in 2016. For this purpose, 35 conflicting women referred to counseling centers and 35 non-conflicting women in Shiraz were selected and marital commitment questionnaires, loneliness questionnaire, standard conflict resolution styles questionnaire and marital conflict questionnaire were completed. The results showed that Lambda Wilkes's Significance was significant in contrasting and non-conflicting women (p <0.05). Therefore, at least one dependent variable can be distinguished in two groups with conflicting women and non-conflicting women. Also, the results showed a significant difference in the variables of commitment, conflict resolution styles and loneliness in conflicting and non-conflicting women (p <0.05). Comparison of means shows that non-conflicting women have higher commitment and style and lower loneliness than non-conflicting women.

Keywords


Marital Commitment, Loneliness, Conflict Resolution Style, Marital Conflicts.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2018%2Fv9i4%2F181018