Investigating the Causal Effect of Men's Attachment Styles on Spouse's Marital Burnout with Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Primary Maladaptive Schemas

Subject Areas : Psychology of couples

Salemeh Daremi ¹ , Mohsen Mansoubi ^{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 - Corresponding Author: Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran. [e-mail]
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
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: 2024-09-14 Accepted : 2024-10-27 Published : 2025-07-11

Keywords: Attachment Styles, Emotional Divorce, Incompatible Schemas, Marriage, Marital Exhaustion, Marital Exhaustion, Schema,

Abstract :

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Introduction: The aim of the present study was to investigate the causal effect of men's attachment styles on spouse's marital burnout, emphasizing the mediating role of primary incompatible schemas in couples referring to counseling clinics in Tehran.

Research method: The descriptive research method was correlation type. The research population included all couples who referred to psychological and counseling clinics in six and seven districts of Tehran in 1402-1400. 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, Nawan Counseling Center, Rwannema Counseling Center. To collect data, Pines' marital exhaustion scale (1996), Collins and Reed's (1990) attachment, and Young's schema questionnaire (1998) were used. Pearson's correlation coefficient test and multivariate regression with simultaneous entry method and structural equation modeling were used and the results were analyzed with SPSS_28 and Amos_26 software.

Findings: The results showed that the total effect of ambivalent attachment style (β=0.160, P=0.019) and avoidant attachment style of men (β=0.196, P=0.007) on the marital exhaustion of their wives is positive and the effect The whole secure attachment style of men has a negative and significant effect on the marital exhaustion of their wives (β = -0.157, P = 0.041). Also, the effect of men's initial incompatible schemas on spouses' marital burnout was positive and significant (β=0.359, P=0.001). Also, the indirect effect of ambivalent attachment style (β=0.096, P=0.001) and avoidant attachment (β=0.196, P=0.035) of men on marital exhaustion of positive spouses and the indirect effect of secure attachment style They have a negative and significant effect on the marital exhaustion of their spouses (P = 0.028, β = -0.073).

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