The Relationship between Personality Traits and the Desire for Divorce in Disabled Veterans: The Mediating Role of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran

2 Master of Clinical Psychology, University of Tehran

3 PhD student in Health Psychology, University of Tehran

4 Master of General Psychology, Kharazmi University

Abstract

Introduction: Disabled veterans are exposed to post-traumatic stress disorder and problems in their marital relationships due to their exposure to war incidents. The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of post-traumatic stress disorder in the relationship between personality traits and the desire for divorce in disabled veterans.
Method: The research method utilized here is descriptive-correlational. Using the purposive sampling method, 128 disabled veterans were selected from among the clients referring to family courts and counseling centers in Tehran. The Impact of Event Scale (self-report version), the Five-Factor Personality Questionnaire and the Desire for Divorce Scale were used as data collection instruments. Statistical correlation test and path analysis were used to analyze the data.
Results: The results showed that personality traits including extroversion, flexibility, agreeableness and shouldering responsibility have an indirect relationship and neuroticism has a direct relationship with the desire for divorce. The results further revealed that, in disabled veterans, personality traits lead to marital problems and a desire for divorce through creating post-traumatic stress disorder.
Discussion: Based on the results, disabled veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder can be helped to reduce their marital dissatisfaction by correcting their personality problems and subsequently eliminating this disorder.

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Military Psychology
Volume 10, Issue 40
February 2020
Pages 33-44

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  • Receive Date: 26 August 2019
  • Revise Date: 02 January 2020
  • Accept Date: 08 February 2020

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