The Relationship Between Attachment and Spiritual Well-Being with Marital Satisfaction in Women with a History of Child Marriage
Abstract
The study investigated associations among spiritual well-being, attachment styles, and marital satisfaction in 353 women married before age 18. Findings indicated that avoidant and anxious attachment were strongly and negatively associated with marital satisfaction, whereas spiritual well-being was positively related to marital satisfaction. The findings suggest that attachment patterns and spiritual well-being are meaningfully related to marital satisfaction in this population. These results highlight the potential value of family-therapy approaches that address insecure attachment and support spiritual well-being to enhance relational functioning among women who married at a young age in contemporary clinical practice today.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Health and Well-being Studies
Religion
Spirituality
and Psychology
Publication details
- Journal / source
- American Journal of Family Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1–17
- Publication date
- 19 February 2026
- Language
- EN