Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran

2 Professor of Psychology, Department of Guilan University, Guilan, Iran

3 Department of psychology, Roodehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roodehen, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of intimacy and communicative dynamics in predicted of family function in women with marital conflict. This research is descriptive and correlational. The population consist of all women referred to counseling centers and dementia clinics in Tabriz. 120 women were selected with sampling method. The students answered the same questionnaire including: questionnaire of marital conflict, Family Assessment Device (FAD), intimacy scale and communicative dynamics scale.  Data analysis included multivariate regression, pearson’s r correlations, regression analysis, ANOVA analyses with SPSS software (package of Spss / pc + + ver18). The results of this study show the there is a significant relationship between intimacy and communicative dynamicsin predicted of family function in women with marital conflict.

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