The Relationship between Belief in Manifestation of God in Marital Life and Marital Satisfaction: Investigate the Role of Religious Coping as a Mediator

The most of studies investigating the relationship between religiosity and marital satisfaction, carried out by using common religious beliefs questionnaire and not specially investigate religious beliefs about marital life. For this, the present study carried out for investigate the role of religious coping as a mediator in relationship between belief in manifestation of god in marital life and marital satisfaction. This study was a correlational research carried out in 223 students (and their spouses) of universities of the army of the guardians of the Islamic revolution. Data were gathered by religion in marital relationship scale (Rezapour & et al, 2013), religious coping (Pargament & et al, 2000) and index of marital satisfaction (Hudson, 1992) and then were analyzed by correlational and regression analysis and structural equation modeling. The results showed that marital satisfaction positively and significantly correlated with all dimensions of manifestation of God in marital life and positive religious coping. There was a negative correlation between marital satisfaction and negative religious coping (p< .5). Belief in manifestation of God in marital life and religious coping significantly predict marital satisfaction and religious coping had a significant role in mediating the relationship between manifestation of God in marital life and marital satisfaction. Based on these Findings can conclude that belief in manifestation of God in marital life and a religious attitude to marriage can increase marital satisfaction by influenced in religious coping.