Cite as (APA style): Kaya Isayev, F. (2026). The Relationship Between Marital Satisfaction and Attachment Styles, Actual Capacity, and Model Dimensions in Positive Psychotherapy. The Global Psychotherapist, 6(1), 61-67 http://doi.org/10.52982/lkj291
Abstract: This study was designed to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and marital satisfaction among married individuals. The research sample consisted of married individuals residing in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). A purposive sampling method was employed, and data were collected via questionnaires administered to volunteers. A total of 100 married individuals participated in the study, comprising 56 women and 44 men. The instruments employed in this research were the Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory-II (ECR-R), the Wiesbaden Inventory for Positive Psychotherapy and Family Therapy (WIPPF), and the Marital Life Scale. It was found that marital satisfaction increases as the levels of anxious and avoidant attachment decrease. A similar finding regarding the relationship between WIPPF model dimensions and marital satisfaction was that, as participants adopted another person as a model (e.g., a mother or father), marital satisfaction decreased. Actual capacities for hope, obedience, and loyalty were positively correlated with marital satisfaction.
Keywords: attachment styles, WIPPF, marital satisfaction, married individuals, Positive Psychotherapy