Investigating the role of Self-Compassion moderator on the relationship between interpersonal problems and Couple Burnout in incompatible women

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• fateme zakeri ¹
• mohamad reza Saffariantoosi ²
• hamid nejat ³

¹ Faculty of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch. Iran

² Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University

³ Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Quchan Branch. Iran

Abstract

Family is the basis of personal and social life and the core of the family is husband and wife. Any attempt to keep relationships from necessary and valuable damage. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to Investigating the role of Self-Compassion moderator on the relationship between interpersonal problems and Couple Burnout in incompatible women. Research method is a quantitative and survey-correlative method. The statistical population of this study consisted of all incompatible women referring to counseling centers of Mashhad during the period Ordibehesht to Khordad 1397. The sampling method was multi-stage clustering. The sample consisted of 103 people who were examined by Marital Adjustment Inventory, Interpersonal problems Scale and Couple Burnout Inventory (CBM). Data were analyzed using hierarchical regression and path analysis. The results of this study showed that it is quite a moderating factor in the effect of interpersonal problems on couple burnout. The results indicate that Self-Compassion can be useful as a component of intervention in couple therapy in reducing couple burnout.

Keywords

• self-compassion
• Couple Burnout
• Interpersonal Problems
• Marital incompatibility

20.1001.1.22285516.1397.9.32.6.8

Main Subjects

• Psychological Models and Methods

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