University of Tabriz Journal of Modern Psychological Researches 2322-3340 17 68 2023 02 20 Relationship Between Cognitive Schemas Activated in Sexual Context and Marital Satisfaction: A Mediating Role of Body Esteem Relationship Between Cognitive Schemas Activated in Sexual Context and Marital Satisfaction: A Mediating Role of Body Esteem 181 189 15327 10.22034/jmpr.2023.15327 FA Ghasem Abdolpour PhD of Clinical Psychology, School of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran Majid Azizi M.Sc., Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Arezoo Lashkari PhD of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Marieh Motahherirad M.Sc., Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Elham Tayyari M.Sc., Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. Journal Article 2022 04 27 The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of physical dignity in the relationship between cognitive schemas activated in sexual context and marital satisfaction. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all men and women in Bandar Abbas, from which 350 people were selected by convenience sampling. The Sexual Activated Cognitive Schemas Questionnaire (QCSASC), Physical Dignity Scale, and Marital Satisfaction Scale were used to collect data. Also, SPSS 22 and LISREL 85.8 statistical software were used to classify process and analyze the data and test the research hypotheses. Evaluation of the hypothetical model of the research using fitness indicators showed that the hypothetical model fits with the measurement model (CFI = 0.97, NFI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.044). The results showed that body esteem has an effect on marital satisfaction of men and women. These findings also emphasize that in addition to the factors of body esteem and a person's view of their body, cognitive schemas activated in sexual context are also important. Paying attention to this mechanism of effect can be effective in formulating effective preventive and therapeutic interventions to improve marital satisfaction. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of physical dignity in the relationship between cognitive schemas activated in sexual context and marital satisfaction. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all men and women in Bandar Abbas, from which 350 people were selected by convenience sampling. The Sexual Activated Cognitive Schemas Questionnaire (QCSASC), Physical Dignity Scale, and Marital Satisfaction Scale were used to collect data. Also, SPSS 22 and LISREL 85.8 statistical software were used to classify process and analyze the data and test the research hypotheses. Evaluation of the hypothetical model of the research using fitness indicators showed that the hypothetical model fits with the measurement model (CFI = 0.97, NFI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.044). The results showed that body esteem has an effect on marital satisfaction of men and women. These findings also emphasize that in addition to the factors of body esteem and a person's view of their body, cognitive schemas activated in sexual context are also important. Paying attention to this mechanism of effect can be effective in formulating effective preventive and therapeutic interventions to improve marital satisfaction. https://psychologyj.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_15327_02679d0445479923341294b25d97acba.pdf