Relationship between Sexual Satisfaction and Body Image and Attachment Styles with Marital Satisfaction

Hossein Ghamari Givi and Sh

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between sexual satisfaction, satisfaction with the body image and attachment styles with marital satisfaction of married students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. The statistical population of the study consisted of all married students living in married dormitories. A total of 127 residents of the dormitory were selected as sample size in an accessible manner. The instruments of this study were Enrich's Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire, Kermani's Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire, Soutu's and Garcia's Satisfaction Questionnaire and Hazan and Shaver Attachment Styles Questionnaire. The data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS software using hierarchical regression, Pearson correlation coefficient and T-test for independent groups. Results showed that predictive variables can jointly explain 0.32 of variance in marital satisfaction.