عنوان

Marital Satisfaction, Well-Being and Immigration: A Comparison of Iranian Women and Those Who Have Immigrated to the United States

Number

TL49651

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انگلیسی

Title Proper

Marital Satisfaction, Well-Being and Immigration: A Comparison of Iranian Women and Those Who Have Immigrated to the United States

General Material Designation

[Thesis]

First Statement of Responsibility

Zohreh Kermani

Subsequent Statement of Responsibility

Khademi, Mojgan

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Alliant International University

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2017

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

118

Text of Note

Committee members: Diamond, David J.; Green, Julii M.

Text of Note

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-25534-8

Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree

Psy.D.

Discipline of degree

San Diego, CSPP

Body granting the degree

Alliant International University

Text preceding or following the note

2017

Text of Note

Immigration is a stressful and challenging experience, and it has a significant role in psychological well-being, including the individual's important relationships. Given a large number of Iranian immigrants in the United States, it is important to better understand the relationship between immigration, marital satisfaction, and well-being in Iranian women. The purpose of the present study was to compare relationship satisfaction among Iranian women who live in Iran and those who immigrated to the United States. Immigrant (n = 51) and non-immigrant (n = 51) Iranian women were surveyed to contrast their attachment style (Relationship Scale Questionnaire), general anxiety (Beck Anxiety Inventory), depression (Beck Depression Inventory), romantic/marital relationship satisfactions (Enrich Marital Relationship Satisfaction Scale), and their ethnic identity (Revised Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure). Data were analyzed using ANOVA, correlational, and multiple linear regression statistics at the p < .05 threshold for statistical significance. Results indicated that women living in Iran scored significantly higher than Iranian immigrant women in marital satisfaction, fearful attachment style, and depression. Secure attachment was positively correlated with marital relationship satisfaction, while preoccupied attachment style, anxiety, and depression were negatively correlated with marital relationship satisfaction. Multiple regression analysis confirmed that immigration status and depression were significant predictors of marital satisfaction. The findings of this study provide useful information for clinicians working with Iranian immigrants.

American studies; Asian Studies; Psychology; Individual & family studies

Subject Term

Social sciences;Psychology;Attachment style and immigration;Ethnic identity;Immigration;Iranian immigrants;Marital satisfaction;Well-being and immigration

Layne, Conrad

Khademi, Mojgan

Subdivision

San Diego, CSPP

Alliant International University

Call Number

1975085163; 10633962

Electronic name

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[Thesis]

276903

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