Spouse Burnout and Marriage Satisfaction in Married Individuals: The Mediating Role of Psychologıcal Well-being

Abstract

Mediation analysis measures the effect of an independent variable on the dependent variable in the presence of a third variable designated as the mediator. The mediation variable plays a very important role by providing a detailed perspective in better understanding the relationship between both variables. In this study, the mediating role of psychological well-being in the relationship between spouse burnout and marital satisfaction of married individuals was tested. In addition, the effect of parents' marital satisfaction on their children's well-being cannot be ignored. 183 participants (83 women and 100 men) participated in the study. Demographic Information Form, Golombok-Rust Marital Status Inventory, Spouse Burnout Scale, and Psychological Well-Being Scale were administered to the participants. The data were analyzed and evaluated by adding the Process v.4 module (Hayes, 2022) to the SPSS 21 program and following its procedures. According to this analysis, it was determined that there was a negative relationship between spouse burnout and marital satisfaction and that the psychological well-being dimension played a partial mediator role in the relationship between spouse burnout and marital satisfaction. It is thought that this study will give an idea and contribute to choosing variables that may have a stronger mediating role for researchers who will study spouse burnout and marital satisfaction.

Keywords

• Mediating role
• Spouse burnout
• Marital satisfaction
• Psychological well-being

Evli Bireylerde Eş Tükenmişliği ve Evlilik Doyumu: Psikolojik İyi Oluşun Aracı Rolü

Abstract

Arabuluculuk analizi, bağımsız bir değişkenin, arabulucu olarak belirlenmiş üçüncü bir değişkenin bulunduğu bir ortamda bağımlı değişken üzerindeki etkisini ölçer. Arabuluculuk değişkeni, her iki değişken arasındaki ilişkinin daha iyi anlaşılmasında ayrıntılı bir bakış açısı sağlayarak çok önemli bir rol oynar. Bu araştırmada, evli bireylerin eş tükenmişliği ile evlilik doyumu arasındaki ilişkide psikolojik iyi oluşun aracı rolü test edilmiştir. Ebeveynlerin evlilik doyumunun çocuklarının da iyilik haline etkisi vardır. Çalışmaya 183 katılımcı (83 kadın ve 100 erkek) katılmıştır. Katılımcılara Demografik Bilgi Formu, Golombok-Rust Evlilik Durumu Envanteri, Eş Tükenmişlik Ölçeği, Psikolojik İyi Oluş Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 21 programına Process v.4 modülü (Hayes, 2022) eklenerek ve prosedürleri izlenerek analiz edilmiş ve değerlendirilmiştir. Bu analize göre eş tükenmişliği ile evlilik doyumu arasında ters yönlü bir ilişki olduğu ve psikolojik iyi oluş boyutunun eş tükenmişliği ile evlilik doyumu ilişkisinde kısmi aracılık rolü oynadığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu çalışmanın eş tükenmişliği ve evlilik doyumu çalışacak araştırmacılar için daha güçlü aracılık rolü olabilecek değişkenleri seçme konusunda bir fikir vereceği ve katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

• Aracılık rolü
• Eş tükenmişliği
• Evlilik doyumu
• Psikolojik iyi oluş

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