The Relationship between Couples’ Attachment Style and Self-Efficacy with Happiness and Marital Satisfaction

Abstract

Introduction: couples’ happiness and marital satisfaction variables in recent years has been of interest to psychologists. Purpose: the purpose of the current study is to investigate the relationship between attachment and self-efficacy styles of the couples and their happiness and material satisfaction (couples that are students of Tehran University). Method: the statistic population of this study includes all the married students of Tehran University in1393. Based on Kerjcie and Morgan table and using convenience sampling, 127 couples were selected as the statistic population. This study is a fundamental and descriptive study and belongs to correlation type which is performed as a field study. The data collection tools are Collins and Reid Adult Attachment test, Schwartz and Jerusalem Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire and Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire. For data analysis, descriptive indexes and multi-variable regression are used. Results: the obtained results indicate that a positive significant relationship exists between attachment and closeness indicators and couples’ happiness and material satisfaction and a negative significant relationship exists between stress and couples’ happiness and material satisfaction. It also reveals that between self-efficacy and Tehran University’s couples’ happiness and material satisfaction, a positive significant relationship exists. Conclusion: based on this research’s outcomes, it is concluded that in order to increase couples happiness and material satisfaction, indicators of attachment styles and self-efficacy can be used.