The comparison of Mindful self-care, Attachment Styles and Relationship Maintenance Strategies in Married People with & without Marital Conflict

The aim of current study is the comparison of attachment styles, mindful self-care and relational maintenance strategies in Married People with & without Marital Conflict. The research method is descriptive and causal–comparative. The statistical population included two groups of married men and women who living in Tehran city and the other group was married men and women referring to counseling centers located in Tehran city, the sample size was 181 people (group1: people and group 2: 85 people) who voluntary participated in research. Both groups have individually answered to Mindful Self-care Scale from Cook-Cottone (2015), Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised Questionnaire from Fraley, Waller & Bernan (2000), and Relational Maintenance Strategies Measure from Stafford (2011). The results from running MANOVA test showed that in compare to non-distressed married people, the distressed married people had lower scores in mindful self-care and relationship maintenance strategies and higher scores in avoidant and anxious attachment styles. Unresolved conflicts in couple’s relationship can weaken their self-care behaviors, relationship maintenance strategies and lead to acquire avoidant and anxious attachment styles. Therefore, improving the quality of couple’s relationship by means of their training and awareness about relationship maintenance strategies can help them with their self-care behaviors and attachment style improvement.