The Role of Couple Relationship Quality in Predicting of Loneliness

Document Type : Original

Authors

1 Ph.D student in psychology, University of TarbiatModares,Tehran Iran

2 Ph.D student in psychology, University of TarbiatModares, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of psychology, University of Kharazmi, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of relationship quality and loneliness among married students.
Methods: This study is cross sectional-descriptive and co-relational.  The sample consists of 196 subjects (114 females and 80 males) that selected by stratified random manner from the married students in Tehranuniversities, they answered to Couple Relationship Quality and Short Version of the Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S) questionnaires. The data were analyzed using statistical correlation,regression and t test methods.
Findings: Findings show thatthere is a significant negative relationship between quality ofcouples relationship and three subscales of loneliness; The quality ofcouples relationshipcan be explained  27% of the variance in romantic loneliness, 17% of the variance infamily loneliness, and  8% of the variance in social loneliness. There was no significant difference between men and women in couple's relationship quality, but in loneliness subscales, women had significantly higher mean in romantic loneliness.
Conclusion: According to this research, it can be concluded that quality of the couple relationship   involved in their loneliness. So in intervention related to the family, strengthen and improve the quality of relationships is recommended as a good way for reducing negative emotions and loneliness and increasing happiness and psychological health.

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