Causal model of emotional divorce tendency based on satisfaction of basic needs, level of differentiation mediated by perceptions of spouse's self-sacrificing behaviors

The purpose of this study was the causal model of emotional divorce tendency based on the satisfaction of basic needs, the level of differentiation with the mediation of the perception of self-sacrificing behaviors of the spouse.The purpose of the current research is of an applied type and its implementation method is descriptive of the correlation type.The statistical population included all couples(normal households of men and women) of Kermanshah city. From among them, 384 people(192 couples) were selected as the sample size from different areas of the city, according to Morgan's table. Data were collected using emotional divorce questionnaires of Guttman (1999), the satisfaction of basic psychological needs of Guardia, Desi and Ryan (2000), the differentiation level of Drake(2011) and the perception of self-sacrificing behavior of the spouse(PSBM) of Harper and Figures(2008). The results of the data using Pearson correlation statistical tests and structural equations showed: the indirect effect of the level of differentiation on emotional divorce through the perceptions of selfless behaviors of the spouse is equal to -0.111, the indirect effect of satisfying basic needs on emotional divorce through the perceptions of selfless behaviors Wife is equal to -0.197, also the direct effect of perceptions of selfless behaviors on emotional divorce is significant -0.362. Understanding the selfless behavior of the spouse is an important and influential factor in promoting mental health, and by identifying the factors along with proper planning, it is possible to reduce the emotional divorce and increase the basic psychological needs and the level of differentiation.