Explaining the Structural Model of Marital Satisfaction Based on Personal Authority in the Family System with the Mediation of Conflict Resolution Strategies and Marital Stress

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student, Department of General Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

4 Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Introduction: Marital satisfaction has a crucial role in maintaining and stability of the family foundation, and therefore it is essential to identify the factors involved in it. The present study investigated the mediating role of conflict resolution strategies and marital stress in the relationship between personal authority in the family system and marital satisfaction.
Method: The present study was descriptive-correlational and structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research included married people in Tehran, and among them, 353 people were selected through convenience sampling. Data collection tools included a personal authority in the family system questionnaire, Stockholm marital stress scale, ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale, and the conflict behavior scale. Pearson's correlation coefficient and structural equation model were used for data analysis using AMOS and SPSS version 22 software.
Results: The research results showed that marital satisfaction has a significant positive relationship with personal authority and a significant negative relationship with marital stress and conflict behavior at the level of 0.01. Also, the indirect effect between personal authority and marital satisfaction with the mediation of conflict resolution strategies and marital stress was statistically significant at the 0.001 level. The determination coefficient of this route was equal to 0.35.
Conclusion: Therefore, in couples, personal authority in the family system can lead to marital satisfaction through the effect on conflict resolution strategies and marital stress.

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  • Receive Date: 21 October 2022
  • Revise Date: 15 December 2022
  • Accept Date: 25 December 2022

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