Structural Equation Modeling of Marital Adjustment Based on Spiritual Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Psychological Hardiness

Objective: The strength of the family institution heavily depends on the quality of couples' relationships, with marital adjustment being a key component. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of psychological hardiness in the relationship between spiritual well-being and marital adjustment.Methods: This applied and correlational research was conducted using structural equation modeling. The participants included ۳۰۳ married employees from knowledge-based companies in Isfahan Science-Research Town, selected through convenience sampling in ۲۰۲۴. Data were collected using Paloutzian and Ellison's Spiritual well-being Scale (SWBS), Spiner's Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale (RDAS), and Kobasa's Psychological Hardiness Questionnaire. Analyses were performed using SPSS and AMOS software version ۲۴.Results: Spiritual well-being had a significant direct effect on marital adjustment (β = ۰.۳۵۷, p <۰.۰۱) and psychological hardiness (β = ۰.۶۰۶, p < ۰.۰۱). Psychological hardiness also showed a direct effect on marital adjustment (β = ۰.۲۳۹, p< ۰.۰۱). Furthermore, spiritual well-being indirectly influenced marital adjustment through psychological hardiness (β = ۰.۱۴۵, p < ۰.۰۵).Conclusion: Spiritual Well-being can promote compatibility between couples directly and also through psychological hardiness. This finding can be utilized in psychological interventions by counselors and family therapists.

کلیدواژه ها:

marital adjustment ، psychological hardiness ، spiritual well-being