A Study on Self-Efficacy and Love Styles in Couples with and Without Family Conflicts

Abstract

This study was carried out in order to compare the self-efficacy and love styles in families during divorce and normal families. The study method was scientific-comparative. The study population included individuals with normal lives and individuals going through divorce. The study sample included 50 individuals who were going through divorce process and 50 individuals from normal families. In order to study and collect data. The following questionnaires were used: a. Self-Efficacy scale developed by Sherer and Adams b. Love Styles scale developed by Sternberg.The collected data was analyzed by MANOVA. The findings suggested that there was a significant difference in self-efficacy and love in individuals going through divorce and normal individuals in all aspects at 0.05. Hence, the results from the study show that individual going through divorce have lower self-efficacy and love and have higher marital conflicts.