1- faculty of literature and human sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
2- Faculty of literature and humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran. ,dr.mehradadhajihasani@gmail.com
3- Faculty of literature and humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
2- Faculty of literature and humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran. ,
3- Faculty of literature and humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
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Communicational and emotional styles play a crucial role in the quality of marital relationships. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between love styles and humor styles with marital satisfaction. This research employed a quantitative, correlational design. The statistical population included married men and women in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, from which 400 individuals were selected using a convenience sampling method. The research instruments were the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (Olson, 1998), the Love Styles Questionnaire (Hendrick, 1986), and the Humor Styles Questionnaire (Martin, 2003). Results of the independent t-test revealed that men reported significantly higher marital satisfaction than women. Pearson correlation analysis showed that eros, storge, pragma, and agape love styles were positively and significantly associated with marital satisfaction in both genders, while ludus love style showed a significant relationship only in women. Regarding humor styles, only self-enhancing humor was positively associated with marital satisfaction in men. In contrast, in women, self-enhancing, aggressive, and self-defeating humor styles were negatively and significantly related to marital satisfaction. To explore the predictive role of the variables, a stepwise regression analysis was conducted. Gender, love styles, and humor styles were entered as predictor variables. The final model, in five steps, significantly predicted marital satisfaction, with eros, self-defeating humor, storge, pragma, and mania contributing meaningfully to the prediction. Altogether, the model accounted for 49% of the variance in marital satisfaction. These findings underscore the complexity of psychological and behavioral factors affecting marital satisfaction and highlight the importance of understanding such variables to enhance marital quality.
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Received: 2025/02/15 | Revised: 2025/07/25 | Accepted: 2025/08/31 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/09/21
Received: 2025/02/15 | Revised: 2025/07/25 | Accepted: 2025/08/31 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/09/21
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