Investigate the Mediating Role of Coping Skills in the Relationship between Cognitive Schemas Activated in Sexual Context and Marital Satisfaction

Azizi, Majid; Tayyari Dehbarez, Elham; Abdulpour, Ghasem; Nouri, Maryam; Afshari, Aboulfazl; Salari Pak, Sajad

doi:10.22055/psy.2023.43600.3018

Document Type : Call for papers in English

Authors

¹ Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychology, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

² M.A., Department of Psychology, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran.

³ Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22055/psy.2023.43600.3018

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of coping skills in the relationship between cognitive schemas activated in sexual context and marital satisfaction. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equation modeling.
Methods: The statistical population included all the men and women of Bandar Abbas, of whom 350 were selected by available sampling method. The sample of this study included 125 men (35.7%) and 225 women (64.3%). To collect data, the Cognitive Schema Questionnaire Activated in Sexual Context (QCSASC), the Elzaros and Folkman Coping Skills questionnaire (CSQ) and the Marital Satisfaction Scale were used. SPSS23 and AMOS software were used for data analysis.
Results: Structural equation modeling showed that coping skills and cognitive schemas activated in sexual context both directly and indirectly affected marital satisfaction in men and women. The evaluation of the hypothetical research model using fit indices showed that the hypothetical model fits the measurement model (CFI=0.97, NFI=0.99, RMSEA=0.044).
Conclusion: Consistent with the dual control model, the results of this research showed that coping skills have an effect on the marital satisfaction of women and men, and these findings emphasize that along with the coping skills of each person in marital relationships, the cognitive schemas activated in the sexual context are also important

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Volume 30, Special Issue
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Investigate the Mediating Role of Coping Skills in the Relationship between Cognitive Schemas Activated in Sexual Context and Marital Satisfaction

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Volume 30, Special IssueJuly 2023Pages 25-36

Volume 30, Special Issue
July 2023
Pages 25-36