The Relationship between Dark Personality Traits with Marital Disorders of Kermanshah Nursing Couples in Covid-19 Crisis

Introduction: The spread of coronavirus and its psychological consequences is one of the most important social events of the 21st century that nursing couples face the psychological consequences. Therefore, the aim of this study was to predict marital turmoil based on dark personality traits in nursing couples in Kermanshah during the Covid-19 crisis. Methods and Materials: The present study is descriptive and correlational research. The statistical population of the present study includes all nursing couples with marital disorders in Kermanshah in 2020-2021. According to Morgan’s table, the samples in the present study were 169 people selected by cluster sampling method from medical centers and hospitals in Kermanshah. Those nurses who were willing to cooperate in the study answered dark personality traits questionnaires written by Johnson and Webster (2010) and the Wiseman et al (2009) Marital and Communication Disorder Scale. Results: The results obtained using regression and Pearson correlation coefficient showed that the regression model used is significant (F = 4.39) and this model with a coefficient of determination of 0.24 can explain the relationship between variables. Multiple correlations between variables were 0.39 (R= 0.39). Moreover, the components of narcissism and antisocial can predict marital turmoil with β = 0.18, t = 1.9 and β = 0.13, t = 3.3 respectively. Discussion and Conclusion: According to the research findings, it can be said that narcissism and anti-socialism are effective components related to marital disorders that this point can be considered by health centers.