Intimacy, Forgiveness, and Self-Disclosure and their Relationship to Teachers’ Marital Satisfaction

M. Mansouri, M.A.

N. Seraj Khorami, Ph D

H. Heidari, Ph D

This research was undertaken to investigate intimacy, forgiveness, and self-disclosure and their relationship to teachers’ marital satisfaction in Shavour district (Shoush town). The population of the study comprised 1100 teachers in 2003. Random stratified sampling was utilized and 285 teachers (184 men and 101 women) were selected. The instrumentation included Marital Intimacy Questionnaire, Family Forgiveness Scale, Marital Self-disclosure Questionnaire, and Marital Satisfaction Scale. The obtained data were analyzed through Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple regression analysis. Results revealed that significant relationships were observed (p<0.01) between intimacy and marital satisfaction (r=0.405), forgiveness and marital satisfaction (r=0.322), as well as self-disclosure and marital satisfaction (r=0.235).

Key words: intimacy, forgiveness, self-disclosure, marital satisfaction