Investigating Of Religious Axiological System in Inner Speech of Religious Couples with High Marital Adjustment

Document Type : پژوهشی

Authors

• Yasser Rezapour Mirsaleh ¹
• Masoumeh Smaeili ²
• Kiyumars Farahbakhsh ²
• Mohammad Saeid Zokaei ²

¹ Ardakan University

² Allameh Tabatabaee University

10.22067/ijap.v5i2.20586

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate the religious axiological system in inner speech of religious couples with high marital adjustment.
Method: Present study was a qualitative study using semi-structured deep interview for 11 couples (11 wives and 11 husbands) with high marital adjustment. The couples were selected by purposeful sampling till we reached data saturation. Grounded theory was used to analyze the data obtained from interviews.
Findings: Data analysis revealed that couples’ religious axiological system was included of special values that was associated with perception of sanctification in marital relationship and gods helps in their marriage; These values, directly and indirectly with increasing of marital commitment, was resulted in increasing of marital satisfaction. Findings of present study showed that religious axiological system by several processes resulted in positive consequences in religious couples’ marital life. These processes were shown in conceptual model that obtained from data analysis.

Keywords

• Religious Axiological System
• Inner Speech
• Religious Couples
• Marital Adjustment

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