Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Bu-Ali Sina University

2 Assistant Professor Bu Ali Sina - - Hamedan. University of Bu Ali Sina - Faculty of Humanities

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to develop a divorce Diagnostic equation based on the characteristics of couples personality. The research population consists of couples applying for divorce and normal couples in Hamadan province in 1396. In this study, A total of 398 couples (796 people) were selected as the sample from two groups. Hexaco-60 questionnaires were used to collect data. In order to develop a diagnostic model for the groups, the diagnostic analysis was used. Based on the findings of the study, a total of twelve personality traits (six characteristics in men and six characteristics in women), female Emotionality, female Extraversion, female Agreeableness, male Agreeableness, male Conscientiousness and female Openness to Experience are necessary to distinguish between divorced and normal groups. Based on the results female Emotionality, Female extraversion, female Agreeableness, male Agreeableness ,male Conscientiousness, female Openness to Experience in the final diagnostic equation were introduced.
. Also, the Canonical Correlation between couples personality characteristics and divorce rate was 414/0

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