The Mediating Role of Communication Beliefs and Marital Self-Regulation in the Relationship Between the Wife's Cognitive Perspective and Marital Conflicts

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Bushehr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran.

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Payam Noor University, Bushehr, Iran.

3 Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Organizational Sciences and Technology, Amin University of Police Sciences, ‏Organizational resources sciences and techniques, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of communication beliefs and marital self-regulation in the relationship between spouse cognitive perspective and marital conflicts in women referring to counseling centers in Bushehr city in 2021. The statistical population consisted of 487 married women referring to counseling centers in Bushehr city, out of whom a random sample of 250 individuals was selected. This was a correlational study and the data were collected using the Dyadic Perspective Taking Scale (ODPT), Relationship Beliefs Inventory (RBI), Behavioral Self-Regulation Scale (BSR), and Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ). The collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) method with SPSS and Amos software version 21. The results showed a direct effect of spouse cognitive perspective on communication beliefs (β = 0.64), marital self-regulation (β = 0.55), and marital conflicts (β = 0.29), and an indirect effect on marital conflicts through communication beliefs (β = 0.18). Therefore, it can be concluded that the spouse cognitive perspective predicts marital conflicts through the mediation of communication beliefs and marital self-regulation. Family counselors, psychologists, and educational specialists are advised to focus on improving marital self-regulation and modifying communication beliefs between couples to reduce marital conflicts.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 30 December 2023

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