Investigating The Mediator Role of Social Problem Solving in Relationship Between Relations Ethics with Marital intimacy

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• golnama moradi ¹
• keivan kakaberai ²
• karim afshary ³

¹ Department of Psychology, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

Intimacy causes a fundamental context for the satisfaction and dissatisfaction of a person from life and can increase the commitment and compatibility of couples. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between relationship ethics and marital intimacy with the mediator role of social problem solving skills in employed married women. The research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of descriptive method of correlation type using structural equations. The statistical population of the study consisted of all women working in education in Javanrood city (450 people). According to the Morgan table, 250 was selected as sample using random sample cluster sampling, and responded to the relationship ethics questionnaire, social problem solving skills questionnaire and marital intimacy questionnaire. SPSS and lisrel software were used to analyze the data. Findings indicated that relationship ethics and social problem solving skills had a direct effect on marital intimacy, also Relationship ethics had a direct impact on social problem solving skills, Relationship ethics has an indirect effect through social problem solving skills on marital intimacy and And the hypothesized model of research was suitable fit.Therefore, it can be said that relationship ethics and social problem solving skills are important and related to marital intimacy.

Keywords

• Social Problem Solving
• Relations Ethics
• Marital intimacy
• Women

20.1001.1.22285516.1398.10.38.8.9

Main Subjects

• Psychological Models and Methods

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