relationship of attachment styles and marital problems

Abstact Attachment styles are a variable that evaluated its relation whit marital problems in several study. Also in literature offers a role o attachment styles in marital relationship. Thus, examine of attachment styles in couples play significance role for suggest models about prevent of marital problems, or decrease of marital divisions. The purpose of the study was to examine relationship of attachment styles and marital problems. . 160 married patients (36 men and 124 women) were recruited to the study. Participants completed the questionnaires Adult Attachment Inventory (AAI) and Glombok-Rast Marital State (GRIMS). The data was analyzed by various indicators such as frequency, percent, mean, standard deviation and Pierson product-moment correlation. The results showed that insecure attachment styles (avoidance and ambivalence) have direct significant relationship with marital problems, and secure attachment with marital problems had a significant reverse relationship. Among dimensions of attachment Gender only had a significant role in relationship of secure attachment with marital problems. Marital age had a significant role in relationship of avoidance attachment and marital problems. Thus, the results showed that attachment styles are the most factors in predicting marital. Keywords: attachment styles, marital problems