The relationship between optimism and attachment styles with marital satisfaction in women     Mardani Hamule M [1] , MSC Heidari H [2] , MSc.    Received: 5April, 2010 Accepted: 24 April, 2010 Â   Abstract:  Background & Aims: Families are easily the most important and basic unit of society. To equip families with tools to build strong marriages, will impact the communities. The happiest couples look on the bright side of the relationship (optimism). The present study aimed to determine the relationship between optimism, focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses with marital satisfaction in female hospital staff.   Materials & Methods: This correlational study included all of the married women employees of Fateme Zahra Hospital in Najafabad in 2008. The sample of this study consisted of 88 women that were selected by simple random sampling. Data collecting tool was a questioner. Descriptive and analytical statistics were used to analyse the data.   Results: The f indings showed that optimism and type of mutual relation have significant correlations with marital satisfaction. Pearson correlation coefficient for optimism, safe and unsafe relation styles and marital satisfaction were 0.32,0.36 and -0.47 respectively that was significant(r=0.581)   Conclusion: Since the relation between optimism and marital satisfavtion is observed again, it is recommended to pay more attention to mental health of employees in order to work more effectivly in hospitals .   Keywords: Optimism, Marital satisfaction, Women   Â  Address: Fateme Zahra Hospital of Najafabad , Najafabad, Iran Tel : (+98)9132864077   E-mail: mardanimarjan @gmail.com   [1] MSC in Nursing, Fateme Zahra Hospital, Najafabad, Iran.(Corresponding Author)  [2] PhD Student in Nursing, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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