The Mediating Role of Psychosomatic Symptoms in the Relationship between Personality Characteristics and Marital Conflicts

Family conflict Psychophysiologic disorders Big Five personality

Authors

  • Mohsen Doustkam Associate Professor, Attar Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Sepideh Pourheydari Associate Professor, Khorasan Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Ahmad Mansouri Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Amir Shahraki-Mohajer MA, Department of Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Amrollah Ebrahimi
    A_ebrahimi@med.mui.ac.ir
    Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Farzad Goli Daneshe Tandodrost Institute, Isfahan, Iran AND Professor, Faculty Instructor, Energy Medicine University, California, USA, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Hamid Afshar-Zanjani Professor, Isfahan Psychosomatic Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Bentolhoda Hekmatipour MA, Department of Psychology, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Vol 8, No 1: 2021
Quantitative Study(ies)
April 10, 2023

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Background: Personality characteristics can be used to predict a person's behavior in various life situations, including marriage. This study was conducted to investigate the mediating role of psychosomatic symptoms in the relationship between personality characteristics and marital conflicts.

Methods: The present descriptive correlational study was performed on all conflicting couples referring to the counseling centers in Mashhad, Iran, in 2018. The sample included 200 conflicting couples referring to the thought and behavior counseling centers in Mashhad selected using convenience sampling method. Cattell’s Sixteen Personality Factor (16PF) Questionnaire, Takata and Sakata’s Psychosomatic Complaints Scale, and the Marital Conflict Questionnaire were used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis in SPSS and LISREL software.

Results: The results showed that personality characteristics can be used to predict a person's behavior in various life situations including marriage, and that there was a significant relationship between personality characteristics and marital conflicts (P < 0.01).

Conclusion: It can be concluded that psychosomatic symptoms have a mediating role in the relationship between personality characteristics and marital conflicts.

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