Examining the role of secrecy dimensions in the quality of married life

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 shahrekord university

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran

3 counselling

Abstract
The aim of the current research was to investigate the role of the seven dimensions of secrecy on the quality of married life. The research method was descriptive correlation type. For this purpose, 100 people were selected by random sampling method. Subjects responded to two researcher-made confidentiality questionnaires and Filcher's Marital Life Quality Questionnaire. Data analysis was done by simultaneous regression analysis and two tolerance tests and variance inflation index were used. The findings of the research showed: A: There is a significant positive relationship between the secrecy variable in general and the quality of married life. B: There is a significant positive relationship between the secrecy variable in the dimension of marital disputes and the quality of marital life. C: There is no significant relationship between the secrecy variable in the emotional dimension and the quality of marital life.Therefore, they can improve the quality of their married life, and the final result of this demarcation and the quality of married life will be the consolidation of the foundations of the family.

Quality of life, marital life, privacy

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