investigate the mediating role of communication skills in the relationship between phubbing and romantic relationships among couples

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of communication skills in the relationship between phubbing and marital intimacy among couples in Neka city. Method: The research method was a descriptive correlational research with a structural equation approach. The statistical population included all couples in Neka city, from which a sample of ۱۵۰ couples was selected using the convenience sampling method. To collect research data, Barton's Communication Skills Questionnaire (۱۹۹۸), Chotpitayasunondh and Douglas's Phubbing Questionnaire (۲۰۱۸), and Thompson and Walker's Marital Intimacy Questionnaire (۱۹۸۳) were used. Descriptive statistics methods (frequency, mean, standard deviation, and normality of data) were used to analyze the data in SPSS version ۲۶, and path analysis method via SmartPLS was employed to examine model fit.Result: The results of data analysis indicated that the GOF, NFI, and SRMR indices were in a favorable state, and the conceptual model of the research had a good and desirable fit. Phubing has a negative and significant effect on marital intimacy (β = -۰.۶۵, p < ۰.۰۰۱), phubbing had a negative and significant effect on communication skills (β = -۰.۵۱, p < ۰.۰۰۱), communication skills have a positive and significant effect on marital intimacy (β = ۰.۵۶, p < ۰.۰۰۱), and communication skills also play a mediating role in the relationship between phubing and marital intimacy (β = ۰.۵۶, p < ۰.۰۰۱). Conclusion: The findings show that communication skills play a key role in couples' marital intimacy and mediate the effects of phubbing. Therefore, paying attention

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couples ، marital intimacy ، Phubbing