Adult Attachment Style as Predictors of Marriage Conflict Resolution Style in Bandar Abbas Married Teachers

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1 MA in Family Counseling , Universit y of Hormozgan,Hormozgan, Iran

2 MA in Family Counseling , Universit y of Hormozgan

3 Assistant Professor of Psychology, Universit y of Hormozgan

4 Associate Professor of Psychology, Universit y of Hormozgan

Abstract

Purpose: Marital conflict resolution is of particular interest to marriage therapists and family researchers because of its long-established strong relation to marital satisfaction. This study was designed to explore that relationship between adult attachment style and preference for conflict resolution style in close relationships among Married teachers.
Methods: The methodology of this paper was descriptive of correlation type. The sample this research were 285 women and men teachers that were selected by sampling  ranking randomly. this research used of two questionnaire consist: Experiences in Relationship-Revised(ECR-R)  and Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II (ROCI-II )that all had valid and reliable.
Findings: The results of this study showed that were significant correlation(p<./001) between adult attachment style and conflict resolution style. Also the result of showed that adult attachment style suitable predictor of Marriage Conflict Resolution. And compare the attachment style among married teacher show no significant result between men and women teacher but compare the conflict resolution styles between men and women teachers show that women use more the Obliging style, Compromising style and - Integration style than men in conflict situation.
Conclusion: The findings suggest that marriage and family therapists should pay particular attention to attachment issues in marital therapy. It is important to assess characteristics of anxiety and avoidance in the relationship and highlight how they shape current relationship dynamics. Especially, the therapist should validate each partner’s sense of insecurity, the inner fear that pulls him or her away from constructive conflict resolution. It is of equal importance that the therapist works on changing negative models of the self and others by helping the couple provide a secure base for each other. One way to achieve this is if the therapist helps the spouse of an avoidant partner to respond in a way that challenges the avoidant partner’s negative models of the self and others, and then assists the avoidant partner to respond to the new input positively.

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  • Receive Date: 13 November 2012
  • Accept Date: 29 March 2013

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