%0 Journal Article
%T Relationship between mental health and marital satisfaction
%A Abdolsattar Shahi
%A Ibrahim Ghaffari
%A Khalil Ghasemi
%J Behbood
%D 2011
%I 
%X Background: Marital satisfaction is an important component of the marriage. Mental health as a component of the personal characteristic also related with marital satisfaction. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between mental health and marital satisfaction of couples.Methods: Three hundred couples from high-risk area of Gorgan ¨C North of Iran were selected. Association between men's and women¡¯s mental health level was measured using General Health Questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28). Marital satisfaction measured by Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire among married couples. Data was analyzed using multiple regression and analysis of variance modelling.Results: Results indicated that marital satisfaction was predicted by the person¡¯s mental health level. Findings also showed that depression and anxiety were significantly associated with marital satisfaction. 52.5% of studied individuals had mental disorders at the clinical level (p¡Ü0/05). Marital satisfaction in this population was 51.7%. Conclusions: The study confirmed that mental health is an important predictor of marital satisfaction. Improving mental health may lead to improve marital satisfaction.
%K mental health
%K marital satisfaction
%K couples
%U http://jbehbood.hbi.ir/library/upload/article/af_22525376-satar-shahi.pdf