The relationship between structurals of spiritual well-being and marital satisfaction with the mediating role of emotional intelligence and self-differentiation

Subject Areas : Tectonostratigraphy

سوران Rajabi ¹ (دانشیار روان شناسی دانشگاه خلیج فارس)
kh Alimoradi ² (persian gulf university)
نزهت الزمان Moradi ³ (Persian gulf university)

Received: 2017-06-14 Accepted : 2017-11-01 Published : 2017-08-23

Keywords: Emotional intelligence, marital satisfaction, Spiritual Well-Being, self-differentiation,

Abstract :

Religious behavior has a positive value in addressing the significant points of life. Spirituality leads to inner peace, to find meaning and hope, satisfaction with life and increase ability to control their inner emotions and others, and in fact improve the level of emotional intelligence in elderly population. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between spiritual well-being and marital satisfaction with the role of emotional intelligence orientation differentiation in a group of women. The sample consisted of 176 women in the province who were selected by systematic sampling, respectively. spiritual well-being questionnaire for data collection and Ellison (1982) Questionnaire and Enrich marital satisfaction (Olson et al., 1989), Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale (Schutte et al., 1998) and their differentiation questionnaire and Friedlander (1998) was used. The data obtained were analyzed with methods Amos. The results of this study showed that between spiritual well-being and marital satisfaction Vasth‌Ay role of emotional intelligence and its differentiation there is a significant positive relationship. The results of structural equation modeling analysis showed that emotional intelligence and differentiation your Parh‌Ay are the mediating variables. For spiritual well-being indirectly (by strengthening their emotional intelligence and differentiation) and can directly boost sexual satisfaction. So it can be said that emotional intelligence and spiritual well-being of their differentiation is effective also on the other hand, marital satisfaction is also affected by EI and its differentiation (01 / 0p≤). Spiritual well-being by creating peace, hope, meaning and positive attitude to life, life satisfaction of elderly.

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