The prevalence and related factors with demand or withdraw couples communication pattern

Sedigheh Hasani-Moghadam; Jila Ganji; Hamid Sharif-Nia; Mohsen Aarabi; Soghra Khani

doi:10.4103/jnms.jnms_53_20

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The prevalence and related factors with demand or withdraw couples communication pattern

Author(s):

Sedigheh Hasani-Moghadam¹,

Jila Ganji²,

Hamid Sharif-Nia

³,

Mohsen Aarabi⁴,

Soghra Khani

^{2, 5,*}

1Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

2Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, Sexual and Reproductive Health Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

3Department of Medical-surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School of Amol, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

4Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

5Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery,Diabetes Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences:Vol. 9, issue 2; 140-145

Published online:Jun 10, 2022

Article type:Research Article

Received:May 18, 2020

Accepted:Feb 17, 2021

How to Cite:Sedigheh Hasani-MoghadamJila GanjiHamid Sharif-NiaMohsen AarabiSoghra KhaniThe prevalence and related factors with demand or withdraw couples communication pattern.J Nurs Midwifery Sci.9(2):e140608.https://doi.org/10.4103/jnms.jnms_53_20.

Abstract

Context: Many couples’ problems are related to failure a successful relationship.
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the demand/withdraw communication pattern and its related factors between couples.
Setting and Design: This cross‑sectional study was performed on couples in Sari, Iran, 2018.
Materials and Methods: This study was performed on 260 couples living in Sari who were selected through cluster sampling. Data were collected using a social‑medical questionnaire, NEO Personality Inventory, General Health Questionnaire, Enrich couple scale, and couples Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ).
Statistical Analysis Used: For data analysis, we used descriptive (mean standard deviation [SD]) and frequency and inferential statistics (simple and multiple regression model).
Results: The mean (SD) of women’s age was 34.08 (7.71) years, whereas the mean (SD)and of men’s age was 39.13 (9.18) years. Furthermore, 34.2% of women and 38.8% of men used the demand/withdraw communication pattern. The results of regression showed that the variables of flexibility (P = 0.036), conscientiousness (P = 0.011), and satisfaction of socioeconomic status (P = 0.038) were positively and current pregnancy (P = 0.005) and female marriage age (P = 0.019) were had negatively correlated with demand/ withdraw communication pattern in both women and men
Conclusion: According to the results, there was a relationship between couples’ demand/withdraw communication pattern and demographic characteristics, marital satisfaction, and personality traits. Therefore, it is recommended that the factors related to couples’ communication patterns to provide a solution to promote these patterns toward constructive communication pattern and take effective steps toward preventing marital conflicts for establishing a more efficient relationship.

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Sociological characteristics

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Sedigheh Hasani-Moghadam:[PubMed][Scholar]
Jila Ganji:[PubMed][Scholar]
Hamid Sharif-Nia:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mohsen Aarabi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Soghra Khani:[PubMed][Scholar]