The Predictive Role of Coronary Anxiety Disorder in Marital Conflicts and Psychological Well-Being

Mahdiyeh Akbari; Mahmoud Azadi; Jafar Talebian Sharif

doi:10.18502/jzms.v6i1.13600

Mahdiyeh Akbari MSc of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Hekmat Razavi, Mashhad, Iran
Mahmoud Azadi Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Hekmat Razavi, Mashhad, Iran
Jafar Talebian Sharif Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Hekmat Razavi, Mashhad, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/jzms.v6i1.13600

Keywords: Corona anxiety; Marital conflicts; Psychological well-being

Abstract

Background: The policies established to control the corona virus can cause anxiety of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Corona anxiety can affect all levels of individuals lives. The purpose of this research is to investigate the role of Corona anxiety on marital conflicts and psychological well-being of couples in Mashhad.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional correlational study. The statistical population of the research included all married couples living in Mashhad city, based on Green's rule (1991), 150 people were selected by available sampling method. In this research, Alipour et al.'s Corona Anxiety Questionnaire (2018), Sanai Zaker's Marital Conflicts Questionnaire (2008), and Rief's Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire (1989) were used for data collection. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson correlation and regression analysis.

Results: The results of Pearson's correlation analysis revealed a positive and significant relationship between Corona anxiety and marital conflicts; additionaly there was a negative and significant relationship between Corona anxiety and psychological well-being.regression analysis showed that Corona anxiety can significantly predict 11.1% variance related to marital conflicts in Mashhad couples. Also, the regression results showed that Corona anxiety can significantly predict 4% variance related to psychological well-being in Mashhad couples.

Conclusion: The findings of this research indicate that Corona anxiety plays an important role in predicting marital conflicts and psychological well-being.