Relationship between personality characteristics and stress with internet addiction and marital satisfaction in married women

One of the determinants of family health is marital satisfaction, which spouses experience in marriage.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality traits and stress with Internet addiction and marital satisfaction in married women.

The research design was correlational. The statistical population of the study included all married women referred to health centers in district 6 of Tehran, who responded to the Neo personality questionnaire, Enrique marital satisfaction, Young's Internet addiction, and Perceived Stress Scale. Pearson correlation and regression analysis were used to analyze the findings.

Regression analysis showed that there was a significant positive correlation between personality characteristics of extraversion, conscientiousness, compatibility, and openness with marital satisfaction and there was a significant negative correlation between personality trait psychosis and stress level with marital satisfaction. Also, there is a significant positive correlation between personality traits of psychosis and stress with internet addiction, and there is a significant negative relationship between extraversion, conscientiousness, compatibility and openness with Internet addiction.

There is a significant relationship between personality traits and stress with internet addiction and marital satisfaction.