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ISSN: 2008-2630 Iranian Journal of War & Public Health 2014;6(4):131-136
ISSN: 2008-2630 Iranian Journal of War & Public Health 2014;6(4):131-136
Relationship of Marriage Satisfaction and Religious Beliefs, Emotional Intelligence and Coping Strategies in Veterans and Physical Handicaps
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Behnammoghadam A. (* )Hashemi T. (1 )
Birami M. (1 )
Yarian S. (2 )
(* ) Psychology Department, Psychology Faculty, Yasouj Branch, Payame- Noor University, Yasouj, Iran
(1 ) Psychology Department, Psychology Faculty, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
(2 ) Psychology Department, Psychology Faculty, Yasouj Branch, Payame- Noor University, Yasouj, Iran
Correspondence
Article History
Received: November 20, 2013Accepted: April 25, 2014
ePublished: July 20, 2014
ABSTRACT
Aims
Disability from any kind and in any form often leads to psychological crises through
anxiety, fear, low self-esteem and psychological challenges. The aim of this study was to
compare the physical veterans and disabled persons in the dimensions of marital satisfaction,
emotional intelligence, religious beliefs, and coping strategies against stress.
Materials & Methods This causal-comparative correlational study was done on all male veterans (over 50%) and all male physical disabled (disabilities due to an accident) of Tabriz. 150 subjects from veterans by simple random sampling method and 150 subjects from physical disabled were selected using purposive sampling method and they were matched based on type and degree of disabilities and age. To collect data, Shereng Emotional Intelligence, Enrich Marriage Satisfaction, Folkman & Lazarous Coping Strategies and Serajzadeh Religious Measure questionnaires were used. SPSS 19 software was used to analyze the data using descriptive and inferential statistical tests.
Findings A significant difference was observed between marital satisfaction, emotional intelligence score, religious beliefs score, the problem-centered coping strategies and emotion-centered coping strategy score of the two groups. The correlation between the predictor variables (emotional intelligence, religious beliefs, problem-centered coping strategy and emotion-focused coping strategy) was 0.91 with marital satisfaction. These variables predicted 82% of marital satisfaction significantly (p<0.001).
Conclusion Veterans compared to physical disabled persons are more compatible with their disability and they are less impaired socially and mentally and they have more marital satisfaction as well.
Materials & Methods This causal-comparative correlational study was done on all male veterans (over 50%) and all male physical disabled (disabilities due to an accident) of Tabriz. 150 subjects from veterans by simple random sampling method and 150 subjects from physical disabled were selected using purposive sampling method and they were matched based on type and degree of disabilities and age. To collect data, Shereng Emotional Intelligence, Enrich Marriage Satisfaction, Folkman & Lazarous Coping Strategies and Serajzadeh Religious Measure questionnaires were used. SPSS 19 software was used to analyze the data using descriptive and inferential statistical tests.
Findings A significant difference was observed between marital satisfaction, emotional intelligence score, religious beliefs score, the problem-centered coping strategies and emotion-centered coping strategy score of the two groups. The correlation between the predictor variables (emotional intelligence, religious beliefs, problem-centered coping strategy and emotion-focused coping strategy) was 0.91 with marital satisfaction. These variables predicted 82% of marital satisfaction significantly (p<0.001).
Conclusion Veterans compared to physical disabled persons are more compatible with their disability and they are less impaired socially and mentally and they have more marital satisfaction as well.
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