The role of Perceived stress in Marital burnout with regard to the mediating role of Ego- strength and Mindfulnes

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MA. in Clinical Psychology, University of Shahed, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Abstract

Introduction: Boredom is defined as a state of mental, emotional and physical burnout that results from prolonged exposure to emotionally stressful situations, and examining and identifying the causes of marital boredom and trying to prevent them, can play an important role in strengthening Family center and continuity of marital relationship. The aim of this project is to investigate the mediating effect of Ego-strength and mindfulness in the relation between the perceived stress and the marital boredom.

Method: In this project, which was based on the correlation and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), SPSS-23 and Amos-23 were used to analyze the data. The population of this project includes all married female employees of Shahed, Iran University of Medical Sciences and Shahid Beheshti University of Tehran , that a sample of 369 people was selected by purposive sampling. The questionnaires used in this study are the Pineas Marital Boredom Questionnaire, Cohen Perceived Stress, psychological inventory of Ego-strengh Maxtrom et al. And Five-Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire.

Result: The results of this study demonstrated that:

The relationship between the marital boredom and the perceived stress is meaningful in the positive direction.

The relationship between the marital boredom and the ego-strengh, mindfulness are meaningful in the opposite direction.

The relationship between the perceived stress and the ego-strengh, mindfulness are meaningful in the opposite direction.

Also based on the findings Perceived stress mediated by my strength and mindfulness is able to explain marital boredom in the form of structural relationships and the proposed model of this study was a good fit.

Discussion and Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that the perceived stress in the lives of married women due to the mediation of my power in them and their level of mindfulness in life, can well predict their marital boredom in relation to their husbands.

Keywords: Marital Boredom, Perceived stress, Ego-strength, Mindfulness, Married women.

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Clinical Psychology and Personality

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 23 August 2023

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