Abstract

Marital satisfaction have effects on different issues in society. One of the most important factors that lead to a sense of peace and security and hence better performance in all affaires in professional life and other daily activities. Different studies have also pointed to the fact that marriage makes people happier, and healthier to live with more happiness. The objective of this study was to compare the marital satisfaction of nurses and physicians. In this comparative study, 92 nurses and physicians working in hospitals of Zabol were selected by clustered randomized sampling. Two-part questionnaire including personal characteristics and Enrich marital satisfaction questionnaire (Enrich) were filled out. The marital satisfaction of nurses and physicians had statistically significant differences but It is not found any significant relationship between male and female physician and male and female nurses. Also, there was not a significant relationship between marital satisfaction and duration of marital satisfaction. Results indicated the marital satisfaction raise with higher levels of education.