Investigating the styles of attachment to God, resilience, self-compassion on the marital satisfaction of city couples

Background and Purpose: Marital satisfaction is the objective feeling of pleasure, satisfaction, and pleasure experienced by spouses for all aspects of the marital relationship. Therefore, the purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship of the styles of attachment to God, resilience, and self-compassion with marital satisfaction among couples in Isfahan, Iran. Materials and Methods: This research was descriptive-correlational. The research population (n=420) included all the couples who referred to psychological clinics and family culture centers in Isfahan city in 2022-2023. Among this population, 110 couples (44 female and 66 male couples) were selected by purposeful and volunteer sampling methods. The necessary data were collected using questionnaires, namely the Attachment to God, Self-Compassion Scale, Resilience Questionnaire, and Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed in SPSS-23 software. Results: The results showed that marital satisfaction had a significant relationship with attachment to God, resilience, and self-compassion among couples in Isfahan (P<0.01, r=0.28, 0.26). Moreover, among the predictor variables of the research, the variables of attachment to God (t-statistic=2.81) and self-compassion (t-statistic=2.49) can predict the changes related to the marital satisfaction of couples in Isfahan city. Among the components of attachment to God, the components of a secure base, objection to separation, seeking closeness, and positive understanding of God had a significant relationship with marital satisfaction. There was also a significant relationship between marital satisfaction and the components of self-compassion, human commonality, and mindfulness (P<0.01). Conclusion: The results of this research showed that the styles of attachment to God and its dimensions and compassion can play a role in marital satisfaction.