The Relationship of Fidelity to Religion and Forgiveness with the Kind of Relationship between the Couples and Spouse's Family among Women

This research seeks to investigate the relationship of fidelity to religion and forgiveness with the kind of relationship between the couples and the spouse’s family among women. So, 372 women, who were randomly chosen by using a multi-stage sampling method, answered the scale for measuring fidelity to religion, a questionnaire about forgiveness and a questionnaire about the kind of relationship between the couples and spouse’s family. The data were stepwise analyzed by Pearson correlation and regression method. The results show that the good relationship between the couples and the spouse’s family has positive correlation with fidelity to religion and forgiveness, and has negative correlation with lack of fidelity to religion and religious ambivalence. Furthermore, the poor relationship between the couples and the spouse’s family has positive correlation with lack of fidelity to religion and religious ambivalence, and has negative correlation with fidelity to religion and forgiveness (P>0/01). Also, the results of regression analysis show that the fidelity to religion and forgiveness have the ability of predicting the kind of relationship between the couples and the spouse’s family. According to the results, fidelity to religion and forgiveness can contribute to establishing better and more intimate family relationship and have a key role in the maintenance and stability of the relationship between the couples and the spouse’s family.