STUDY OF MARITAL COMMUNICATIONAL SKILLS AND MARITAL CONFLICT AS MEDIATORS' FAMILY OF ORIGIN AND MARITAL SATISFACTION

This study aimed to examine the model of marital conflict and marital
communicational skills as mediators' family of origin and marital satisfaction.
Materials & Methods: This study using was conducted correlative type of simultaneous hierarchical
regression in population of female married nurses of public and private hospitals related to Jondi-
Shapour University of Medical Sciences. 200 female, married nurses were recruited according to
inclusion and exclusion criteria and using voluntary sampling method, and then they responded to
Family of Origin Scale, Marital Satisfaction Scale, Kansas Marital Conflict Scale, and Marital
Communication Pattern Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Pearson Product-Moment
Correlation Coefficient and Simultaneous Hierarchical Regression Analysis by statistical software of
SPSS-22.
Results: The results of correlation coefficients showed that there were significant, positive and negative
correlations between family of origin, marital communicational skills, and marital conflict with marital
satisfaction. Also, the results of the simultaneous hierarchical regression analysis indicated that marital
communicational skills significantly, positively and marital conflict significantly, negatively mediated
the relationship between family of origin and marital satisfaction.
Conclusion: According to the findings, individuals' previous experiences in their family of origin
influence their later lives with their spouses and bequeath a perpetuated effect on their experiences and
behavioral patterns.