The association with the marital adjustment of the conflict resolution styles of the patients with major depression and their spouses

This research, identifying, comparative and correlational design of relationship, was carried out to determine the relationship between marital adjustment and the styles of conflict management of the patients diagnosed with depression as well their spouses? who were not diagnosed with depression. This research was made in clinics of Gaziantep University- Şahinbey Research and Practice Hospital and Lawyer Cengiz Gökçek State Hospital, Psychiatric Clinics between January and November 2011. At the same dates when the data gathered; according to DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria, 113 patients diagnosed with major depression and their spouses, outpatient and applied for treatment have consisted of sampling of the research. In the process of gathering data; Personal Information Form, Beck Depression Inventory, Styles of Conflict Resolution and Dyadic Adjustment Scale were used. In evaluation the data, descriptive statistics (percentages, mean and standard deviation), and correlation analyzes were used. 44.9% of the patients and 43.2% of spouses are between the ages of 31-40, moreover 84.8% of patients are women. The depression scores of patients with total marital adjustment and between all sub-dimensions negative correlation was found (p<0.05). While there is a positive relationship between marital adjustment of the patients with positive and submission to conflict resolution style (p<0.05); the negative relationship was determined between negative conflict resolution style and marital adjustment of the patients (p<0.05). While there is not any relationship between the depression scores of the patients with their spouses? conflict resolution styles (p>0.05); negative relationship was identified between their spouses? marital adjustment and conflict resolution styles (p<0.01). Applying to positive conflict management styles for the patients has positively affected the marital adjustment of their spouses? (p<0.05). On the other hand; using the conflict resolution such as positive and submission conflict resolution of their spouses? has positively affected to marital adjustment of the patients additionally using the negative form of this context has negatively affected to the marital adjustment (p<0.05). In the current study; using mutually the positive conflict management styles of the patients diagnosed with major depression and their spouses? has increased the marital adjustment and negative conflict resolution styles has decreased the marital adjustment.Key Words: Conflict Resolution Style, Marital Adjustment, Major Depression.