Investigating the Mediating Role of Primary Maladaptive Schemas in the Relationship between Attachment Styles and Marital Burnout in Couples Referring to Counseling Clinics in Tehran

Subject Areas : Psychology of couples

Salemeh Daremi ¹ , Mohsen Mansoubifar ² , Nahid Havasi Soumar ^{3 *} , Shohreh Shekarzadeh ⁴ , Arezoo Tarimoradi ⁵

1 - PhD Student in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad university, Karaj, Iran, [e-mail]
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
3 - - (Corresponding author): Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran, Email: [e-mail]; Contact number: 09181438863
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Tehran Research Science Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
5 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran.

Received: 2024-09-19 Accepted : 2024-10-27 Published : 2025-05-16

Keywords: Attachment, Attachment Styles, Maladaptive Schemas, Marital Burnout, Schema ,

Abstract :

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Abstract

Introduction: The present study aimed to determine the mediating role of primary maladaptive schemas in the relationship between attachment styles and marital burnout in couples referred to counseling clinics in Tehran.

Research Method: The descriptive research method was a correlational type. The research population included all the couples who referred to psychological and counseling clinics in six and seven districts of Tehran in 1400-1402. According to Cochran's formula, the sample size was equal to 186 couples (186 men and 186 women) who were purposefully selected from Raha Counseling Center, Mehr Taban Counseling Center, Nowan Counseling Center, and Rwannema Counseling Center. Pines Marital Exhaustion Scale, Collins and Reed's Attachment, and Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-SF) were used to collect data. Pearson's correlation coefficient test and multivariate regression with the simultaneous entry method and structural equation modeling were used, and the results were analyzed with SPSS_28 and Amos_26 software.

Results: The results showed that attachment styles are related to couples' marital burnout both directly and through the mediation of primary incompatible schemas (p<0.05).

Conclusion: According to the results of this research, it can be said that early maladaptive schemas play a mediating role in the relationship between attachment styles and marital burnout in couples referring to counseling clinics in Tehran.

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