A structural model of the effect of early maladaptive schemas on marital conflicts mediated by alexithymia

Subject Areas : Educational

atoosa asadzadeh ¹ ( Psychology, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )
Mohammad Baqer Hobi ² ( Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran )
mehdi zaree bahramabadi ³ ( Associate professor of Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran )
abdolhassan farhangi ⁴ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )

Received: 2020-08-13 Accepted : 2020-10-28 Published : 2023-08-23

Keywords: alexithymia, Marital conflict, equation modeling, early maladaptive schemas,

Abstract :

Marital conflict is an interactive process in which couples feel uncomfortable about aspects of their relationship and sometimes try to resolve it in different ways. The aim of this study was to determine the appropriateness of structural equation modeling of early maladaptive schemas and marital conflicts with the mediating role of alexithymia. This research is applied and in terms of methodology, is the descriptive of correlation between structural equations. The statistical population of this study included all married people who referred to the psychological clinics of Tehran's District 2 in the period from February 2016 to July 2017, which is at least one year after their married life. In order to sample 300 people from the mentioned community, they were randomly selected by voluntary sampling method. Data collection questionnaires Marital conflict questionnaire (Sanai, Barati and Boostanipoor, 1996), Yang's early maladaptive schemas (Young & Brown,2005), and Toronto's Emotional Disappointment (Bagby, Taylor & Parker, 1994) were used to collect data. The data were collected using statistical method of structural equation modeling (SEM) using AMOS_22 software. The results showed that the fit indicators after model modification have property values and are in good fit with the research model and also the scope of early maladaptive schemas is related to the mediating role of questionnaires with marital conflicts. The result is that existing relationships can be used to improve marital relationships.

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