The role of perfectionism in predicting marital satisfaction of married people with the mediation of rumination

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Faezeh Salari ¹
• Majid Moeenizadeh ²
• Mohammad Javad Asghari Ebrahimabad ³

¹ M. A. in General Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

² Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. Mashhad, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran.

10.22067/tpccp.2024.81682.1477

Abstract

Purpose: Establishing a satisfactory relationship in married life is very important, because a healthy family and society is formed by the healthy and developed relationship of the couple, and marital satisfaction expresses the strength and efficiency of the family institution. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between perfectionism and marital satisfaction with the mediation of rumination.

Method: The general design of the research was descriptive-correlation studies and path analysis. The statistical population of the research included all married men and women in Mashhad, from which 384 people were selected using the available sampling method. The data were collected using Tehran Multiple Perfectionism (TMPS), Enrich Marital Satisfaction (ENRICH), and Hoeksema & Morrow’s Ruminative Response (RRS) scales. The analysis of research data was done by structural equation modeling (SEM) and using SPSS-26 and AMOS-24 software.

Findings: The results indicated that there is a significant negative relationship between perfectionism and rumination with marital satisfaction (p<0.01), while a significant positive relationship was observed between perfectionism and rumination (p<0.01). Also, the findings showed that perfectionism has a negative and significant relationship with marital satisfaction both directly and indirectly through the mediation of rumination (p<0.01). Conclusion: Perfectionism, when combined with rumination, decreases marital satisfaction even more strongly. Therefore, it is recommended to hold training workshops or couples therapy to moderate perfectionism and improve marital satisfaction in married people

Keywords

• perfectionism
• marital satisfaction
• rumination
• married people

Main Subjects

• Family and Marriage

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