Analysis of the Path of Marital Intimacy Based on Attachment Styles Mediated by Communication Beliefs

The purpose of the present study was to analyze the path of marital intimacy based on attachment styles with the mediation of communication beliefs. The research method was descriptive-correlation based on path analysis. The statistical population of the research included all married women participating in family education classes in Abhar city, who were in the age range of 25-45. Using simple random sampling method, 260 people were selected as the sample size. Data collection tools included Walker and Thompson Marital Intimacy Questionnaire (MIS), Collins and Reed Attachment Styles (RASS) and Epstein and Idelson Communication Beliefs (RBT). The data of the questionnaires were analyzed with the help of SPSS version 27 and Imus version 26 and by path analysis method. The research results showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between secure attachment style and marital intimacy, and the relationship between avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles and relationship beliefs with marital intimacy is negative and significant. The results of path analysis showed that secure and ambivalent attachment styles affect marital intimacy both directly and indirectly through communication beliefs. Based on the findings of this research, it can be concluded that the relationship between attachment styles and marital intimacy is not a linear relationship and communication beliefs can play a mediating role in this relationship.