The prediction of the relationship satisfaction during engagement period based on the personality characteristics, family factors, personality, and family similarity

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Department of Psychology and Consulting, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

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The engagement period is the beginning of marital bond that self-awareness of the engaged persons and interpersonal interaction in this period could help stabilize their marital life. This study carried out with the aim of the prediction of the relationship satisfaction during engagement period based on engaged persons' personality characteristics, family factors and personality and family similarity. The method of the study was correlation. Among 3,000 premarital couples living in Kermanshah in 2015, 500 couples selected using Cochran's formula and multistage cluster sampling method. The data were gathered using questionnaire researcher made of personality and family characteristics and and the subscale of relationship from Enrich's questionnaire (Olson et al, 1987). In order to analyze the data, coincident regression analysis and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used.The results indicated that the personality characteristics (happiness, sociable, patience, obedience, and conscientiousness) predicted positively the relationship satisfaction during engagement period (60%). Also the characteristics of family atmosphere, parent's marital satisfaction and the relationship with the mother can positively predict the relationship satisfaction during engagement period (53%). Finally,  personality and family similarity overall could predict 14% of variances in satisfaction relationship during engagement period.According to these research findings can be said that people during engagement period have satisfaction when they have a same personality and family profile to that of their engaged person. Specialist of premarital counseling field could simplify appropriate mate selection for their clients by considering the degree of the similarity in 

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Family Counseling and Psychotherapy
Volume 6, Issue 2 - Serial Number 22
22
March 2017
Pages 87-106

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  • Receive Date: 18 May 2017
  • Revise Date: 26 February 2018
  • Accept Date: 26 February 2018

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