Since personality disorders, including narcissistic disorder are on the rise, this disorder may have a negative impact on the various spheres of life, such as employment, education, family and marital status. Therefore, this study attempts to evaluate the effect of narcissistic disorder on marital discontent. The research is descriptive and correlational; 20 couples cooperated in the study. In order to determine the amount of narcissism, Mz narcissistic questionnaire NPI16 was used; also to determine the amount of marital satisfaction, ENRICH47 marital satisfaction questionnaire was used. Bivariate (simple) regression correlation analysis was used for the analysis of data. The effect of couple's narcissistic disorder on marital discontent f = 62/53 was significant (P <0/0001); it explains the discontent of couples with respect to the percentage of variance. In other words, narcissistic disorder of couples has a significant negative impact on marital satisfaction; dissatisfaction increases with an increase in narcissism and vice versa. Conclusion: The results suggest that there is a negative and significant relationship between narcissistic personality disorder and marital satisfaction. Thus, it is suggested that managers and directors of mental health diagnose and treat narcissistic people to achieve marital satisfaction. Keywords: narcissism, marital satisfaction

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