The Role of Psychological Flexibility, Resilience, Self-efficacy, and Hope in Predicting Marital Satisfaction of Married Women
The Role of Psychological Flexibility, Resilience, Self-efficacy, and Hope in Predicting Marital Satisfaction of Married Women
Background: By enhancing marital satisfaction, couples can safeguard their family from potential harm. This study aimed to explore how psychological flexibility, resilience, self-efficacy, and hope can influence the marital satisfaction of married women in Shahrood City.
Methods: The research method utilized in this study was correlational. The statistical population for this study in the year 2019-2020 consisted of all married women living in Shahrood City. A group of 300 people were selected using various sampling methods from the population. The instruments used in this study included the ENRICH Inventory (Fowers and Olson 1989), The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (Connor and Davidson,2003), the General Self-Efficacy Scale ( Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), The Adult Hope Scale (Snyder et al. 1991), and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire II (Bond et al., 2011). The Pearson's correlation test and stepwise multiple regression were conducted using SPSS 26 software.
Results: Analysis of the data revealed a noticeable adverse correlation between marital satisfaction and psychological flexibility, as well as a beneficial and noteworthy correlation with resilience, self-efficacy, and hope(p<0.01). Additionally, the regression findings indicated that resilience, hope, psychological flexibility, and self-efficacy could account for 40% of the variability in marital satisfaction.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the study, it is evident that possessing psychological flexibility and effectively meeting each other's desires and requirements, as well as having resilience and a positive outlook towards one another and family situations, contribute to the establishment of satisfaction and harmony in marriage.
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