The relationship between quality of life with metacognitive belief and cognitive fusion in couples

BACKGROUND: Quality of life (QOL) is one of the most important factors of family stability. The objective in this study is to investigate the relationship between metacognitive belief and cognitive fusion with QOL among couples in Ardabil City, Iran. METHODS: This was a descriptive-correlational study in which the statistical population included all couples in Ardabil in 2016 who were selected by the convenience sampling method (54 couples). Data were collected using questionnaires and were analysed using Pearson correlation coefficient. RESULTS: The results showed that there was a significant relationship between metacognitive belief and fusion cognitive with QOL of the couples (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: It can be concluded from this study that couples with higher levels of metacognitive beliefs and cognitive fusion have a lower QOL compared to their peers.