Predicting Being Abused in Marital Relationships Based on Communicational Patterns and Fear of Intimacy in Married Women

Aim: The purpose of this study was to predict being abused in close relationship based on communicational patterns and fear intimacy married women. method research is descriptive-correlational.
 Methods: This a correlation study, which 300 women Tehran were selected through convenience sampling they completed the Communication Patterns Questionnaire – short form (CPQ- SF) (Christense & Heavy, 1990), Fear scale (Descatner Thelen, 1991), Spouse abuse questionnaire (Gahary, Atefvahid Yoosefy, 2006). data analyzed using Pearson regression.
 Findings: Study showed that there significant positive relation between female demands, male withdrawal, (r=%236; P≤000). Also demanding, withdraws (r=%324; P≤0/01), demand, withdraw (r=%131; P≤0/05), interaction pattern (r=%214; with intimacy. Positive (r=%194; P≤0/001) P≤000) predicted abused. As result, it can be said communication couple's create challenge causes spousal abuse.