The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Couples Marital Satisfaction in Three Regions of the Isfahan

This study aims to thoroughly inve-stigate the relationship between emoti-onal intelligence and couples satisfa-ction performed in three regions of the Isfahan city.The research design was a descriptive correlative and the statistical popula-tion of the study consisted of all ma-rried couples who had at least one child in third grade of primary schools and from socioeconomic conditions point of view lived in rich, semi-rich and under rich areas of the city.In the research 318 samples (159 couples) were chosen using random Multi-stage cluster sampling. the re-search aim was fundamentally based on two standard questionnaires of Bar-On emotional intelligence and ENR-ICH marital satisfaction. The data was analyzed using Pearson correlation method, t-test, stepwise regression. The result analysis showed that in the rich area of the components self-esteem, empathy and impulse control, in the semi-rich area Happiness, Stress Tolerance, Assertiveness, reality tes-ting, flexibility, independence, interp-ersonal relationship, optimism, imp-ulse control and problem solving and in the under rich area while Stress Tolerance and Assertiveness are the most predictive power, in under rich area. the most significant point of the survey shows that assertiveness, rea-lity testing, impulse control and inte-rpersonal relationships have reversed effects, in the semi-rich area. Considering the result of the study shows that some other major factors influence couples satisfaction as well as emotional intelligence and nowa-days, in the modern society satisfying providing couples satisfaction, highly depends on other social economic factor.