Model Evaluation of Marital Covert Aggression Based on Forgiveness and Close Experience Relationships with the Mediating Role of Perceived Stress in Married Women

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1 PhD student, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, BA. C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, BA. C., Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran

3 Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/jmpr.2025.68346.6744

Abstract

The objective of present study was the structural modeling of marital covert aggression based on forgiveness and close experience relationships (avoidant and anxious attachment) with the mediating role of perceived stress in married women. The research is applicative and the research method was correlational through structural equations modeling. The statistical population of this study included married women referring to counseling centers in Tehran in 2024. Among the statistical population, 338 people were selected by convenience sampling method. The research tools included Marital Covert Aggression Questionnaire (MCAQ), Forgiveness Questionnaire (FQ), Experience in Close Relationship Questionnaire (ECRQ) and Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ). The results also showed that the total path coefficient (sum of direct and indirect path coefficients) between forgiveness and marital covert aggression (p=0.001, β=-0.192) and perceived stress (p=0.001, β=-0.19) was negative and significant. In addition, the path coefficient between perceived stress and marital covert aggression (p=0.001, β=0.326) was positive and significant. Another finding was that the total path coefficient (sum of direct and indirect path coefficients) between the experience of close relationships (avoidant attachment) and marital covert aggression (p=0.001, β=0.254) and perceived stress (p=0.001, β=0.185) was positive and significant. The results also indicated that the total path coefficient (sum of direct and indirect path coefficients) between the experience of close relationships (anxious attachment) with marital covert aggression (p=0.001, β=0.274) and perceived stress (p=0.001, β=0.272) was positive and significant. Finally, the results showed that the indirect path coefficient between forgiveness, avoidant attachment, anxious attachment and marital covert aggression was significant.

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Journal of Modern Psychological Researches
Volume 21, Issue 81
May 2026
Pages 56-70

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  • Receive Date: 09 August 2025
  • Revise Date: 06 December 2025
  • Accept Date: 12 December 2025

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