role of secure bonding, relationship care and work-family balance in predicting marital frustration of married teachers during COVID-19 lockdown

The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of secure bonding, relationship care, and work-family balance in predicting the marital disaffection of married teachers during the Covid-19 quarantine period. The present research method is a correlational description. The statistical population included all the teachers of Semnan province in 1400, whose number was reported to be 8370. 379 people were selected by the available sampling method. The data collection tools included The Marital Disaffection Scale (Kayser, 1993, MDS), Secure Bonding Questionnaire (Johnson, 2008, SBQ), Caregiving in Romantic Relationships Questionnaire (Kunce & Shaver, CRRQ, 1994), and Family - Work Balance Questionnaire (Samadi, 2012, FWBQ). Pearson's correlation coefficient test and stepwise regression analysis test were used for data analysis. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between safe bonding (P<0.01), relationship care dimensions (P<0.01), and work-family balance (P<0.01) with marital disaffection. The results of stepwise regression analysis showed that 16.4% of the changes in marital disaffection are explained by the research variables. Therefore, marital disaffection of married teachers can be reduced by improving secure bonding, relationship care, and work-family balance skills.