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Postpartum period is often associated with decreased marital satisfaction in couples. The present study aimed to investigate factors contributing to marital satisfaction in primiparous women during postpartum period. This correlational study was performed on 104 primiparous women who referred to health care centers, Mashhad, Iran in 2013, 8 weeks after delivery, to receive health care services. Convenient sampling was the method of choice, and data collection tools included Nathan H. Azarin marital satisfaction questionnaire, stress, anxiety and depression scales [DASS-21], and demographic and fertility-related questionnaire. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 16, and statistical tests of Kruskal-Wallis and Pearson correlation coefficient. The mean score of women's marital satisfaction was 65.37 +/- 17.4. There was a significant inverse correlation between duration of marriage [r=-0.246, P=0.01], women's age [r=-0.203, P=0.03] and husband's age [r=-0.219, P=0.02] with marital satisfaction. Also a significant relationship was seen between the onset of sexual intercourse after childbirth [r=0.268, P=0.006] and frequency of intercourse per week [P=0.001] with marital satisfaction. Additionally, there was a significant inverse correlation between depression [r=-0.414, P=0.001], anxiety [r=-0.27, P=0.004], and stress [r=-0.203, P=0.03] with marital satisfaction. The age of women and their spouses, the duration of marriage, the onset and frequency of sexual intercourse after delivery, stress, depression, and anxiety are factors contributing to females' marital satisfaction in postpartum period. As marital satisfaction affects the health of couples and families, it is therefore recommended to increase females' marital satisfaction during the postpartum period through recognizing the related factors and planning appropriate interventions
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Lack of job satisfaction can lead to more dysfunction and errors in personnel work. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of work stress, coping strategies, resilience, and mental health and their preventive role on job satisfaction in a sample of anesthesia technicians. In a cross-sectional study that was conducted in 2010, convenient sampling was used for selecting 120 anesthesia technicians who are working in hospital surgery rooms in Tehran and Iran universities of medical sciences. Participation and continuation in the research project was voluntary. All subjects completed these questionnaires: Job stress scale [JSS], Moos and Billing's coping style questionnaire, Conner-Davidson resilience scale [CD-RISC], general health questionnaire [GHQ], and job satisfaction-dissatisfaction scale [JSDS]. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple regression. There was a negative significant correlation between job stress, physical inhibition coping strategy, and low mental health with job satisfaction [P<0.05]. Also, there was a positive significant correlation between resilience, social support and problem-focused coping strategies with job satisfaction [P<0.05]. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed a positive significant role for problem-focused coping strategy and a negative significant role for job stress in predicting job satisfaction of anesthesia technicians [P<0.01]. Reducing job stress and increasing the use of problem focused coping strategy can lead to more job satisfaction in anesthesia technicians