Investigating factors related to marital satisfaction in Iranian society: a meta-synthesis

Ebadirad, Seyem Mohammad; Zahrakar, Kianoush; Mohsenzadeh, Farshad

doi:10.22034/ijfp.2023.1989983.1205

Document Type : Qualitive

Authors

¹ Ph.D. candidate in Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational and Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational and Psychology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/ijfp.2023.1989983.1205

Abstract

The crucial role of marital satisfaction in the health of the individual, family, and society has attracted many researchers in the last few decades. Thus, multiple studies have been done on this issue. The current study investigated the factors related to marital satisfaction in Iran. This research was developmental in terms of its purpose. In terms of the nature of the data, it was a meta-analysis. Moreover, to analyze the data, we applied Sandelowski and Barroso’s models to combine the qualitative data. In this regard, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a sample group consisting of twenty-one articles was selected for analysis. The results of this study led to the identification of four categories, including individual, marital, family, and environmental factors which affected the couples’ marital satisfaction. In addition, the category of marital factors which referred to the concepts related to marital relationship was named as the main category affecting marital satisfaction. The results of this meta-analysis showed that to achieve optimal marital satisfaction, one should pay attention to the individual, family, and environmental factors along with strengthening the marital relationships between a couple. Nevertheless, the factors related to marital relationships had the most influential role in marital satisfaction.

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Investigating factors related to marital satisfaction in Iranian society: a meta-synthesis

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Volume 10, Issue 1July 2023Pages 1-17

Volume 10, Issue 1
July 2023
Pages 1-17