Research Article

The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals

Volume: 14 Number: 3 October 9, 2023
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The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating role of marital conflict in the relationship between mindfulness and marital satisfaction in married individuals. Participants consists of 281 (239 female, 42 male) married individuals aged between 22 and 66. Participants completed a questionnaire including Mindfulness Scale, Marital Conflict Scale, Marital Life Scale, and Sociodemographic Information Form to determine their mindfulness, marital conflict, marital satisfaction, and sociodemographic characteristics. The findings of this study indicated that marital conflict has a mediating variable in the relationship between mindfulness and marital satisfaction in married individuals. In other words, higher mindfulness in married individuals is positively associated with a decrease in marital conflict and a decrease in marital conflict is positively related higher marital satisfaction among married individuals. Marriage and family counselors can implement interventions to increase conflict resolution skills and mindfulness among couples who have low marital satisfaction. Thus, family and marriage counselors can help couples to increase marital satisfaction and improve the quality and effectiveness of their services.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 9, 2023

Submission Date

August 30, 2022

Acceptance Date

August 16, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 14 Number: 3

APA
Cankurtaran, Ş., Topkaya, N., & Şahin, E. (2023). The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences, 14(3), 752-765. https://doi.org/10.36362/gumus.1168646
AMA
1.Cankurtaran Ş, Topkaya N, Şahin E. The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences. 2023;14(3):752-765. doi:10.36362/gumus.1168646
Chicago
Cankurtaran, Şevket, Nursel Topkaya, and Ertuğrul Şahin. 2023. “The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals”. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences 14 (3): 752-65. https://doi.org/10.36362/gumus.1168646.
EndNote
Cankurtaran Ş, Topkaya N, Şahin E (October 1, 2023) The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences 14 3 752–765.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Cankurtaran, N. Topkaya, and E. Şahin, “The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals”, Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 752–765, Oct. 2023, doi: 10.36362/gumus.1168646.
ISNAD
Cankurtaran, Şevket - Topkaya, Nursel - Şahin, Ertuğrul. “The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals”. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences 14/3 (October 1, 2023): 752-765. https://doi.org/10.36362/gumus.1168646.
JAMA
1.Cankurtaran Ş, Topkaya N, Şahin E. The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences. 2023;14:752–765.
MLA
Cankurtaran, Şevket, et al. “The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship Between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals”. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences, vol. 14, no. 3, Oct. 2023, pp. 752-65, doi:10.36362/gumus.1168646.
Vancouver
1.Şevket Cankurtaran, Nursel Topkaya, Ertuğrul Şahin. The Mediating Role of Marital Conflict in the Relationship between Mindfulness and Marital Satisfaction in Married Individuals. Gümüşhane University Journal of Social Sciences. 2023 Oct. 1;14(3):752-65. doi:10.36362/gumus.1168646