Background and Objective: Marital compatibility is very important in strengthening the relationship between couples and strengthening the foundation of the family.This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the factors related to marital compatibility in couples.
Materials & Methods: This review study was conducted by searching databases such as SID, PubMed, Magiran, IranDoc, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Google Scholar in 2024. The keywords used were “associated factors,” “marital adjustment,” “men,” “women” and “couples.” Subsequently, studies from 2016 to 2024 were selected. After screening titles, abstracts, and full texts of 1124 studies, 18 studies were ultimately included in the review. Studies with undefined sample sizes and methodologies and those lacking full-text availability were initially excluded from the study process. The quality assessment of the studies was conducted using the appraisal tool for cross-sectional studies (AXIS) tool.
Results: The literature review categorized the findings into four groups based on responses to the main research question. These categories include communication factors (interactions, communication style, empathy, and commitment), individual factors (age, age at marriage, marital history, gender and number of children), psychological factors (emotional intelligence, personality traits, attachment style, stress, boredom, domestic violence, self-esteem and marital justice) and economic and social factors (financial status, employment status and education).
Conclusion: Communication, psychological, economic and social factors contribute to the marital adjustment of couples.