Investigating the role of family atmosphere in the prediction of emotional weakness in couples applying for divorce in Tabriz city

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of family atmosphere in predicting the emotional weakness of couples applying for divorce. This descriptive study is of correlational type. The statistical population of this study included all clients of divorce applicants in the city of Tabriz who referred to the Family Court and counseling and preventative divorce centers in 1397. From this population, using the formula N> 50 + 8m, 279 people were selected by available sampling method. In order to collect data, a short form of Family Fact Sheet (FES) questionnaire and Difficulty Scale for Thinking Gratz and Roemer (DERS) were used as a research tool. Pearson correlation test and multivariate regression test were used to examine the relationship between variables. In this study 138 (49.5%) males and 141 (50.5%) females were present. The mean and standard deviation of age of participants were 31.4 ± 8.9 in the range of 17 to 56 years old. The results of correlation coefficients showed that there was a negative correlation between the relationship and the survival of the family system with emotional maladjustment. There was no significant correlation between emotional growth and emotional development. The results of regression analysis showed that the relationship dimension with having the highest share had a high predictive role and predictive power for emotional regulation. Regarding the findings, it can be concluded that the relationship with having the highest share predicts three components of emotional regulation in couples applying for divorce.