Developing a Structural Model of the Relationship between Communication Patterns and Coping Skills with Stress and Life Satisfaction in Married Women: Mediated by Interpersonal Forgiveness

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1 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Theran, Iran

3 Depatment of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences, Imam Hossien University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop a Structural Model that explains the relationship between communication patt​erns and coping skills with stress and life satisfaction in married women, as mediated by interpersonal forgiveness. The research method was descriptive correlational in nature and served a fundamental purpose. The statistical population of this research was comprised of all married women residing in Tehran city in 2021-2022. Of which, 610 married women were selected through multistage random sampling. The communication patterns questionnaire (CPQ), Coping Responses Skills (CRS), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SLS), and interpersonal forgiveness questionnaires, were employed in the current study. The AMOS software version 24 and the structural equation modeling methodwere employed to analyze the data. The results indicated that the structural model was a suitable match for the data that was collected. The indirect path coefficient between constructive interactions and criticism/defense and life satisfaction was positive and significant at the 0.01 level in this study. Additionally, the indirect path between demand/withdrawal and emotional-coping skills and satisfaction with life exhibited a negative and statistically significant coefficient at the 0.01 level. The findings indicated that the life satisfaction of married women is influenced by interpersonal forgiveness. It is recommended that family counselors and therapists assess the influence of interpersonal forgiveness on the life satisfaction of married women in order to identify and contemplate its manifestations, as indicated by the research results.
 

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Volume 16, Issue 2
March 2025
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  • Receive Date: 30 January 2023
  • Revise Date: 21 May 2023
  • Accept Date: 11 June 2023
  • First Publish Date: 07 May 2025
  • Publish Date: 22 June 2025

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