The effect of religiousness on marital satisfaction: Testing the mediator role of marital problem solving between religiousness and marital satisfaction relationship

Hunler O., Gencoz T.

CONTEMPORARY FAMILY THERAPY, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.123-136, 2005 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10591-004-1974-1
  • Dergi Adı: CONTEMPORARY FAMILY THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.123-136
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: marital satisfaction, religiousness, problem solving, Turkish marital couples, DYADIC ADJUSTMENT, FAMILY-THERAPY, MENTAL-HEALTH, RELIGIOSITY, PERSONALITY, CONFLICT, COMMUNICATION, SPIRITUALITY, HOPELESSNESS, MARRIAGE
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was focused on revealing the effects of religiousness on marital satisfaction, and also to test the mediator role of perceived marital problem solving between religiousness and marital satisfaction relationship in a Turkish sample. Subjects were 92 married couples, or a total of 184 participants. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that after controlling for the variance accounted for by the control variables, namely duration of marriage, marital style, educational level, hopelessness, and submissive acts; religiousness had a major effect on marital satisfaction, but a mediator role of problem solving was not observed.