A Structural Equation Modeling of the Relationship between Attachment Styles and Differentiation of Self with Marital Satisfaction

The purpose of the sutyd was to assess and make a model for direct and indirect effects of attachment styles through self-differentiation on marital satisfaction. The study population was married women living in Tehran. Method of research was correlation coefficient. The subjects of this study were 561 women in Tehran selected by randomcluster in 4, 7, 11, districts of the city. Variables of the study were measured by Attachment Styles Questioner (ASQ), revised Self-differentiation Inventory DSI-R, and Student Marital Satisfaction Inventory (S-MSI). The structural relations model was used for data analysis. The results showed a significant direct effect of attachment styles on marital satisfaction, and indirectinfluence through self-differentiation variable. Attachment styles were related to marital satisfaction through self-dfferentiation. That is, attachment styles and self-differentiation havejointly great impact on marital satisfaction.