Amini S, Mardanirad M, Khosravi Babadi A A, Poshaneh K. The structural model of marital satisfaction based on relational beliefs with the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in married women. Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry 2024; 11 (3) :99-109
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1- PhD Student in Counseling, Counseling Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran.
2- Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , mmrad11@yahoo.com
3- Associate Professor, Counseling Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
4- Assistant Professor, Counseling Department, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract: (3160 Views)
Introduction: Inefficiency in the process of emotion regulation prevents the emergence of efficient behaviors and appropriate coping responses to the situation in marital relationships by the individual, which seems to be influenced by relational beliefs.
Aim: The present study aimed to formulate a structural model of marital satisfaction based on relational beliefs with the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in married women.
Methods: The current research was descriptive-correlation based on the method of structural equations and the statistical population of the present study consisted of all married women between the ages of 30 and 50 who were referred to counseling centers in Tehran in the first six months of 2022, among them 371 women were selected using the random clusters sampling method. The research tools included ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale, Relationship Belief Inventory, and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. For data analysis, Pearson's correlation method and structural equations were used with SPSS version 22 and AMOS version 24 software.
Results: The results of the present study showed there is an indirect and significant relationship between relational beliefs and marital satisfaction with the mediation of positive emotional cognitive regulation (P=0.003, Z=-2.11). There is an indirect and significant relationship between relational beliefs and marital satisfaction with the mediation of negative emotional cognitive regulation (P=0.009, Z=-1.78).
Conclusion: The results showed that marital satisfaction is predicted based on communication beliefs with the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in married women. It is suggested that couple therapists and family therapists pay attention to relational beliefs and cognitive emotion regulation strategies derived from them in counseling and couple therapy to increase marital satisfaction.
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Special Received: 2023/04/11 | Accepted: 2023/09/17 | Published: 2024/07/22