Purpose: This study was done to predict sexual communication based on attachment style and differentiation of self in married female students of Universities in city of Ahvaz. The 220 participants were selected through accessible sampling.
Methods: The participants completed Wheeless & Baus Sexual Communication Scale (1984), Simpson Adult Attachment Scale Questionnaire (2003), and Differentiation of Self Inventory by Skowron and Friedlander (1998). For data analysis, descriptive methods, simple correlation coefficient, and step-by-step regression method was used.
Results: The results showed a positive meaningful relationship between secure attachment style and my-position, with sexual communication. Moreover, secure attachment style, distressed attachment style, and secure and distress element the component attachment style and emotional discord (p<0/001) are the best predictors of sexual communication.
Conclusion: According to the study findings, it seems that couples with secure attachment style and high levels of differentiation have higher satisfaction about their sexual communication, and consequently have more stable marriages.
