Prediction of Marital Satisfaction and Deterministic Thinking in Couples

Research on the relationship between marital satisfac- tion and cognitive distortions has overlooked the ro- le of deterministic thinking. This study aimed to predict marital satisfaction through deterministic thinking. The Deterministic Thinking Questionnaire (Younesi & Miraf- zal, 2007) and the short persian version of Marital Satis- faction Inventory (Asgari & Bahmani, 2006) were admini- stered to 300 couples in Tehran who averaged 36 years of age and had been married for 11 years. Results showed a negative correlation between deterministic thinking and marital satisfaction. The four sub-scales of Deterministic Thinking Questionnaire (interaction with others, absolute thinking, prediction of future, and negative events) pre- dicted 14% of the variance in marital satisfaction. Implica- tions are discussed for couple therapy and premarital coun- seling.