The relationship between connection styles and cognitive flexibility in married individuals

The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of attachment styles on cognitive flexibility in relationship satisfaction in married individuals. In this context, attachment styles were first evaluated in relation to the institution of marriage, cognitive flexibility and relationship satisfaction in marriage were evaluated in the following sections. The participants of the study consisted of 140 married individuals living in İstanbul Province. The instruments of the research were the Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory-II, Cognitive Flexibility Inventory, Marital Life Scale and Demographic Information Form. Analyses were conducted by using SPSS 23. In order to investigate the reliability, Cronbach's Alpha was conducted. In addition, Pearson correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between the scales. The required validity and reliability were analyzed. For validity, exploratory factor analyzes with construct validity were performed. The level of error (alpha value) is taken as 95%. Therefore, the probability (p) value is 0.05 and smaller than the cases are accepted as statistically. According to the findings, positive cognitive evaluation of individuals plays an important role in the satisfaction of relationships. Individuals with a safe attachment style have a positive relationship with the satisfaction of the relationship as expected. In addition, marital satisfaction levels were found to be significantly different in terms of gender and marital status. According to the findings, men are more cognitively flexible and they are able to assess the events more positively. Cognitive flexibility, which has a positive effect on the well-being of adults in the family environment, plays an important role in the development of healthy lifestyle of individuals. The result were discussed in terms of previous studies and some future research recommendations were implemented. Keywords: Marriage, Attachment, Cognitive flexibility, Marital satisfaction,