Investigating the Mediating Role of Resilience in the Relationship between Religious Coping Strategies and Marital Satisfaction in Married Women in Mashhad
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 9 No. 3 (2023),
11 November 2025
,
Page 88-103
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v9i3.37777
Abstract
Background and Objective: Successful marriage satisfies many of the psychological and physical needs of individuals, and if the marriage fails, the couple, especially their children, will be severely traumatized. The purpose of this study was to present a structural model to investigate the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between religious coping strategies and marital satisfaction.
Methods: This study was descriptive-correlational and involved path analysis. The statistical population included all married women in the age range of 30 to 50 years in Mashhad in 1300-1400, out of whom 400 were selected by random sampling method (online method). The participants completed the Enrich Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire. (Elson et al.), the Resilience Questionnaire (Connor and Davidson) and the Religious Coping Strategies Questionnaire (Pargament et al.). Research data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation), Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling on the SPSS and AMOS software version 24. In the present study, all ethical considerations were observed and the authors reported no conflict of interests.
Results: Based on the results of this study, the proposed model of causal relationships between the mentioned variables had an acceptable fit. In general, in the proposed research model, the results showed that religious coping strategies both directly and indirectly through marriage affect the marital satisfaction of married women (P<0.05). Direct and standard coefficients of resilience on marital satisfaction of married women were also significant.
Conclusion: The modified structural model of the research had a favorable and acceptable fit with the research data and this is an important step in identifying the factors affecting marital satisfaction in married women.
- Marital satisfaction
- Resilience
- Religious confrontation
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