Mediating role of marital intimacy in relation to relation attributions, sexual self-efficacy and marital commitment with marital adjustment

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

1 PH.D. student, Department of Counseling, Borujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Borujerd, Iran

2 Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran

3 Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Primary Education, Shadegan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shadegan, Iran.

4 Professor,Department of Psychology Shahid Chamran University Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran.

Abstract

This study to aim was conducted to investigate mediating role of marital intimacy in relation to relationship attributions, sexual self-efficacy and marital commitment with marital adjustment in a correlational design. The research population consisted of all staff of the Islamic Azad Universities in Khuzestan Province in 2020, that 282, this university internet and voluntary method which. The political pants completed Marital Intimacy Scale, Relation Attribution questionnaire, Sexual Self efficacy Questionnaire, Marital Commitment Questionnaire, and Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The Data and proposed model were analyzed using path analysis and SPSS-24 statistical software. The results showed that, all coefficients of direct paths between variables were statistically significant, and marital intimacy has a mediating role in the relationship between relationship attribution, sexual self-efficacy, and marital commitment with marital adjustment. In sums, can Saied that the recognizing and examining the factors that cause the strength and stability of the family can be a useful step towards increasing the stability of marital life

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