Background & Aims : The connection between mental health and marital satisfaction has been significant for researchers. The mental health plays an important role in family function and also in quality of life. The purpose of the present study was to examine the connection between the health of psyche and marital satisfaction in married students.

  Materials & Methods : This descriptive-correlative study was conducted on 320 samples that were selected from the married students of Payame-Noor University of Tehran (160 man and 160 women) by available sampling method. Examinees answered to the General Health Questionnaire of Goldberg (GHQ) and the Marital Adjustment Test of Lucke (LMAT). In order to analyze the data, we used Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Simple Linear Regression.

 Results: Correlation between mental health and marital satisfaction (r =0.42) was achieved. The results of Linear Regression also showed that the mental health with declaration power r² = 0.18 can declare marital satisfaction variance.

 Conclusion: The achieved results from this study show that the health of psyche variable plays an essential role in marital satisfaction of couples.

  SOURCE: URMIA MED J 2013: 24(7): 565 ISSN: 1027-3727