Predicting Marital Satisfaction based on Attitudes Towards Gender Roles and Identity Styles in Couples

This study investigates the prediction of marital satisfaction based on attitudes toward gender roles and identity in married couples. The research method employed for this purpose is descriptive and correlational. Therefore, ۳۵۰ married individuals were selected from the residents of the ۲nd municipality district of Mashhad in ۲۰۲۲, including ۱۵۰ women and ۱۵۰ men. Data was collected using the Tagras scale, Smith identity styles, and Enrich marriage satisfaction questionnaire. Correlation and regression models were employed to analyze the data. The findings reveal significant relationships between attitudes toward gender roles, identity styles, and marital satisfaction.Additionally, it is important to note that the significance of these relationships differed among males and females. after analyzing the data using regression analysis, it was found that attitudes towards gender roles and identity styles can predict marital satisfaction by %۲۶ and %۳۴, respectively, and at the p<۰.۰۱ significance level. Hence, based on the results, it can be concluded that individuals with egalitarian attitudes toward gender roles tend to experience higher levels of marital satisfaction. Conversely, those who adhere to traditional gender roles are more likely to experience lower levels of marital satisfaction. Furthermore, it was observed that an informational identity style positively predicts marital satisfaction.

Keywords:

marital satisfaction , attitudes toward gender roles , Identity styles , couples