The correlation between perceived characteristics of family of origin and current family and their relation with marital conflict

Human behavior in a family depends on different elements. Multi generational approaches on personal and family development propose that dynamism in family of origin determines family and personal development. These multi generational approaches believe that relational and transactional models are delivered during the generations through social and emotional development in children. The aim of this study was to investigate the assessing of couples perception on intimate and autonomy in family that they grow up in and its relation with perceived intimate and autonomy degree in the current family and the correlation between them and marital conflict. The Participants consisted of 200 couples (400 persons). The research instruments were the scale of the perception of family of origin and its revised form by the researcher and marital conflict questionnaire. The results of the study demonstrated that there was a significant relationship between the perception of the family of origin and current family (r=0/61). Also there was a positive correlation between the perception of women and men (respectively 0/51 & 0/69) and finally there was a negative correlation between the couple’s perception on the family of origin and the marital conflict in the current family.