The Relationship Between Dependent Personality Disorder and Emotional Difficulties with Distress in Young Sa'adat Abad Couples in Tehran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between dependent personality disorder and emotional adjustment difficulties with endurance distress in young couples in Sa'adat Abad. Regarding the title of the paper,  the chosen methodology was descriptive. The statistical population of the study was all young couples of Sa'adat Abad in 2017. The statistical sample of this study was Morgan table, 80 couples (40 women and 40 men) residing in Sa'adat Abad district of Tehran, ranging from 25 to 35 years old, with marital life less than 5 years old, were sampled by random sampling methodology. Research instruments were Distress Tolerance Questionnaire (DTS), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ-p) and Dependent Personality Index (DPR-R). The results of the study indicated that there was a significant relationship between dependent personality disorder and distress tolerance in the young couples of Sa'adat Abad in Tehran. There was a significant negative correlation between emotional adjustment and distress tolerance in young couples in Sa'adat Abad. Also, there was a significant positive relationship between relying on others, the need for relationships and tolerance of distress in young couples in Sa'adat Abad. There was a significant negative relationship between the lack of acceptance of emotional responses, the difficulty in performing purposeful behavior, difficulty in controlling impulse, lack of emotional awareness, limited access to emotional regulation strategies, lack of clarity and distress in young couples in Sa'adat Abad.

Keywords: Dependent Personality Disorder, Emotional Adjustment Difficulties, Distress Tolerance.

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/9-12-07

Publication date:June 30^th 2019