Prediction of conflict resolution strategies based on family cohesion and adaptability and women's sexual satisfaction

Abstract

This study aimed to predict couples' conflict resolution strategies based on family cohesion and adaptability and women's sexual satisfaction. This study was of a descriptive-correlation type, the statistical population was all married women who were referred to couple therapy centers covered by Health Houses in the first district of Tehran province in 2018, and 315 samples were selected using the available sampling method. Data collection tools were Olson et al.'s Family Cohesion and Adaptability Scale (1978), Strauss et al.'s (1996) Conflict Resolution Strategies Scale, and Maston and Trapnell's Women's Sexual Satisfaction Scale (2005). The findings of this research showed that there is a relationship between family cohesion and adaptability, and sexual satisfaction with conflict resolution strategies. Balanced cohesion, intertwined cohesion, and suppression could predict the sexual coercion component of conflict resolution strategies. They also predicted sexual satisfaction and re-evaluation of the psychological aggression component of conflict resolution strategies. Suppression, sexual satisfaction, and sexual communication were able to predict the negotiation component of conflict resolution strategies, and balanced cohesion and reappraisal could predict physical attack from conflict resolution strategies. The findings of this research can be useful as prevention strategies and help resolve couples' conflicts and improve family health.