Predicting Social Problem-solving Strategies Based on the Level of Social Well-being and Spiritual Health in Girls and Boys Ready to Marry

Problem-solving is formed as one of the most important branches of life skills in the socialization process and several factors are effective in adopting its types. The purpose of the present study was to explain the sociological factors related to social problem-solving strategies in girls and boys ready for marriage who refer to Baharenko Counseling Center in Shiraz.

The present study was based on the survey method, in which 912 ready-to-marry men and women referring to Baharenko pre-marital Education and Counseling Center were selected as a statistical sample by cluster random sampling. The research tool was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by experts and its reliability was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient method. Data were analyzed using t-test, F-statistic, correlation coefficient, and stepwise regression.

There was a positive and significant relationship between logical problem-solving strategy and spiritual health (existential and religious). Also, all dimensions of social well-being (acceptance, adaptation, prosperity, cohesion, and contribution) had a significant and positive relationship with problem-solving. The results of stepwise regression also showed that spiritual health and social well-being can predict 0.21 of the logical problem-solving variable in couples ready for marriage.

The social and spiritual health of individuals was an important explanatory factor in predicting the dependent variable. The more people value themselves and enjoy social and spiritual health, the more likely they are to be part of society and experience a more meaningful life, the more likely they are to use a rational problem-solving strategy.