The role of early maladaptive schemas and personality factors in prediction of devotee's marital satisfaction

The current research aimed to study the role of early maladaptive schemas and personality factors in prediction of devotees’ marital satisfaction.
The research design was descriptive, using correlation. In this way, 200 devotees have been selected by Clustering Random Sampling of 3 cities of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiary Province. Tools included Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire, Yung’s Maladaptive Schemas Questionnaire and 6 Factor Personality Questionnaire (HEXACO).
The results of regression analysis by stepwise method indicated that personality factors and early maladaptive schema had a significant effect ondevotees’ marital satisfaction and can interpretthe changes of marital satisfaction well. Among the personality factors, extraversion had the most significant effect and among the early maladaptive schemas, vulnerability to disease and harm schema had the most significant effect ondevotees’ marital satisfaction.
The results of the current research can be a starting point to design and plan the educational and therapeutic programs for marital satisfaction of couples and devotees’ families in the future researches.