The structural relationship of early maladaptive schemas and marital commitment: The mediating role of conflict resolution styles

Authors
mahmoud jajarmi 1
fahimeh mehrpouya 1
Ebrahim Alizadeh Mosavi 2
1 Department of Psychology, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran
2 Department of Psychology, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran
Abstract
Introduction

The current research aims to investigate the structural relationship between early maladaptive schemas and marital commitment of couples mediated by their conflict resolution styles.

Materials and Methods

The research population comprised all married students of the Islamic Azad University of Mashhad in the academic year 2019-2020 with more than 3 years of marital life. The sample size was determined to be 300 subjects according to the research statistical method based on hidden variables. For data collection, the Adams and Jones Marital Commitment Questionnaire (1997(, Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form 91997), and Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II (1983) were employed. Data were analyzed using structural equations and SPSS-25 and AMOS-24 software.

Results

Investigations demonstrated that the proposed conceptual model has a good fit. The direct effect of early maladaptive schemas on conflict resolution styles (P≤ 0.01, g= 0.72) and on marital commitment (P≤ 0.05, g= -0.44) is significant and negative. The direct effect of conflict resolution styles on marital commitment is also significant and positive (P≤ 0.05, ß= -0.52). indirect effects indicated that the indirect effect of early maladaptive schemas on marital commitment the mediated by their conflict resolution styles is significant (P<0.01, IF= -0/37). The explained variance of marital commitment in terms of early maladaptive schemas and conflict resolution styles was equal to 0.59

Conclusion

According to the research findings, conflict resolution styles are used as a mediating variable in the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and marital commitment, and two variables of conflict resolution styles and early maladaptive schemas are able to predict marital commitment.
Keywords
Commitment
schemas
conflict resolution
marital
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