Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

The Role of Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution, and Problem Solving in Predicting Divorce Tendency among Married Women and Men

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Ali Mahmoodzadeh Marghi 1
Fariba Mireskandari 2
Mohammad Sadegh Farbod 3
1 Sociology Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Anthropology Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author)
3 Anthropology Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22038/mjms.2021.19177
Abstract
Introduction: Social developments in the past few decades globally, the family system has faced many changes, challenges and gradually reducing the satisfaction of family members, causing psychosocial disruption and increasing cases such as tendency divorced. The aim of this study was to study the role of communication skills, conflict resolution, and problem solving in predicting divorce tendency among married women and men.
Methods: The statistical population of the study included all couples in Kashan, 383 of whom were studied using cluster sampling method and data were analyzed using SPSS software. The instruments used were Qaderzadeh et al.'s Divorce Tendency Scales (2012), Rahim Conflict Resolution Scale (1983) and Communication Skills and Problem Solving Scale by Yarmohammadi Vasel et al. (2010).
Results: Findings showed that there is an inverse and significant relationship between problem solving skills, coping with stress, communication skills, assertiveness, self-awareness, empathy, conflict resolution, sexual skills and affection with a tendency to divorce (r= -0.187). Multiple regression analysis by stepwise method also showed that among the factors, only two factors, communication skills and love and emotional interaction, and decision making have a significant role in predicting the divorce tendency (p<0.05).
Conclusion: It seems that having communication skills of love and emotional interaction and decision-making skill may play a role in reducing the divorce tendency by reducing conflict between spouses.
Keywords
Divorce
Communication
Conflict Resolution
Problem Solving
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 64, Issue 2
July and August 2021
Pages 2885-2895