Prediction of marital commitment based on attachment styles, emotional orientation in sexual relation and emotional regulation in married women

Background and purpose: The purpose of this research was to predict marital commitment based on attachment styles, emotional orientation in sexual relation and emotion regulation in married women. Materials and methods: The current research was of a descriptive-correlation type. The population of this research was the collection of married students of Islamic Azad University of Tehran in the academic year 2022. Among the statistical population, 300 people were selected using available sampling method. The data collection tools were Adams and Jones (1997) marital commitment questionnaires, Hazen and Shiver (1987) attachment style, Aliabadian and Hassanzadeh (2016) emotional orientation in sexual relation, and Gross and John (2003) emotion regulation. Data were used from multivariate regression test and SPSS software version 26. Results: The results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles with marital commitment and negative correlation and between secure attachment style and marital commitment. Among the subscales of emotional orientation in sexual relation, only the subscale of passion for sex has a positive and significant relationship with marital commitment. Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between emotion regulation and marital commitment. On the other hand, secure, avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles were shown; The subscale of desire for sex and emotional regulation have the ability to predict marital commitment (p<0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it is suggested that the importance of attachment styles and passion for sex in strengthening marital commitment should be taught to married people in the form of workshops, and on the other hand, the level of marital commitment should be improved by teaching emotion regulation.