Despite awareness of the adjusted conflict tactics, sometimes there is no motivation for proper behavior. It is expected that virtues increase the likelihood of adaptive behaviors by affecting motivation for ethical behaviors. This research studied the relation between marital satisfaction, character and its underlying virtues that are the internal elements necessary for adjusted life from a positive psychology perspective. It is assumed that spouse's conflict handling styles is a mediator that play a role between character, virtues, and marital satisfaction. In a correlation plan, the married university students living in dormitories were asked to complete three questionnaires: Character Strengths, Conflict Management Style, and Marital Satisfaction. Finally, the data was analyzed based on SEM method. The courage and transcendence are found as predictors of marital satisfaction and adaptive conflict handling tactics; The Humanity doesn't show a significant relationship with satisfaction. Results also support the mediating role of adaptive conflict handling styles in relation between virtues and satisfaction. It seems that marital satisfaction stems basically from the individual's inner characteristics rather than love between spouses. Virtues affect marital outcomes through their impact on spouses' interaction styles during conflicts. Clinical implications of these results are discussed as suggestions for family therapy interventions based on a positive perspective.
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MLA
Hosei Naderi; Hosein Pourshahryar; Omid Shokri. "Mediation of Conflict Handling Styles in the Relation between Virtues and Marital Satisfaction", Journal of Family Research, 11, 4, 2015, 417-438.
HARVARD
Naderi, H., Pourshahryar, H., Shokri, O. (2015). 'Mediation of Conflict Handling Styles in the Relation between Virtues and Marital Satisfaction', Journal of Family Research, 11(4), pp. 417-438.
VANCOUVER
Naderi, H., Pourshahryar, H., Shokri, O. Mediation of Conflict Handling Styles in the Relation between Virtues and Marital Satisfaction. Journal of Family Research, 2015; 11(4): 417-438.