Original Research Article

The multiple relationships among forgiveness, and family communication with rumination in pregnant women

Farangis Abbasi¹, Dr. Zahra Yousefi*¹ and Mohsen Maroufi²

¹Department of Psychology, Isfahan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
²Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

*Corresponding Author's E-mail: z.yousefi85@yahoo.com

Accepted May 26, 2014

Abstract

This study investigated the relationships between forgiveness and family communication with rumination in pregnant women. The sample consisted of 225 pregnant women who were selected through random sampling method. The instruments were rumination, forgiveness, and family communication questioners. Data were analyzed by statistical methods including Pearson correlation and multiple regression. The results indicated that rumination was significantly and meaningfully associated with forgiveness, husband communication, self-family communication and husband -family communication.

Keyword: Rumination, Forgiveness, Family communication