TY - JOUR ID - 97248 TI - The causal relationship between time perspective and the marital instability based on the mediator role of communication patterns in married women and men JO - Applied Psychology JA - APSY LA - en SN - 2008-4331 AU - noroozi, soudeh AU - Rezakhani, Simindokht AU - Vakili, Parivash AD - islamic azad university of roudehen AD - Department of Counseling, Faculty of Counseling and Educational Sciences, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2019 PY - 2019 VL - 13 IS - 3 SP - 431 EP - 451 KW - communication patterns KW - marital instability KW - Time perspective DO - 10.29252/apsy.13.3.431 N2 - Aim: The aim of this research was to determine the causal relationshipbetween time perspective and marital instability considering the mediationrole of communication patterns. Method: The research method wascorrelational descriptive. Statistical population of six thousands married menand women at least three years after their marriage who referred to counselingcenters located in District 2 of Tehran city between May and September 2018.11 centers were randomly selected among the above centers and Accordingto Howit & Cramer, 2004, 308 qualified volunteers were selected as thesample through convenient method. Instruments: were marital instabilityquestionnaires by Edwards, Johnson and Booth 1980, communicationpatterns by Christensen and Sallavy 1984 and time perspective by Zimbardoand Boyd 1999. Data were analyzed applying path analysis. Results: resultsshowed that negative past dimension (β= 0.272, P= 0.001) prospects maritalinstability positively meanwhile, future dimensions (β= -0.33, P= 0.001),positive past dimension (β= -0.245, P= 0.001), Hedonistic present (β= -0.095,P= 0.005), and mutual constructive communication pattern (β= -0.240, P=0.001) predict it negatively. Also indirect path’s coefficients showed apositive relationship between negative past dimension and marital instability(β= 0.51, P= 0.001), and a negative relationship between future dimensions(β= -0.090, P= 0.001), Hedonistic present (β= -0.035, P= 0.005), and maritalinstability. It is clear that the communication patterns mediate between thedimensions of negative past, future, and Hedonistic present and maritalinstability. Conclusion: Based on findings of the present research, it issuggested that family counselors in order to develop and improve maritalstability, consider a shift in couples’ time perspective and also trainconstructive communication patterns to couples in their counseling sessions. UR - https://apsy.sbu.ac.ir/article_97248.html L1 - https://apsy.sbu.ac.ir/article_97248_d589e6cecf94fcadf89801e7be26d660.pdf ER -