THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ALEXITHYMIA AND INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS WITH MARITAL SATISFACTION IN MARRIED FEMALE NURSES OF THE PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN KERMAN CITY

The previous researches have shown that alexithymia and interpersonal problems
are related to marital satisfaction, and when marital dissatisfaction is in response to alexithymia and
interpersonal problems, it is more likely to affect a marital status. The purpose of this study was to
determine the relationships among alexithymia and interpersonal problems with marital satisfaction in
married female nurses of the public hospitals in Kerman City.
Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-correlation study, the study sample consisted of 234 married
female nurses who were selected through multi-stage random sampling, and responded to the
Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Interpersonal Problems (IIP), and the ENRICH Couple scale (ECS) .
The analysis of the data was performed by using SPSS software, version 22, and using descriptive
statistics and enter regression analysis.
Results: Results showed that there was a significant negative correlation among Alexithymia, and
interpersonal problems with marital satisfaction. Also, enter regression analysis indicated that
alexithymia and interpersonal problems significantly predicted 24% of the variance of marital
satisfaction (p<0.001).
Conclusion: The results suggest the importance of alexithymia and interpersonal problems in predicting
the marital satisfaction