Predicting the Quality of Marital Life: The Role of Mindfulness and Spiritual Experiences

Background and Objectives: Understanding the factors affecting the quality of marital life seems to be necessary. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the role of mindfulness and spiritual experiences in predicting the quality of marital life among individuals visiting cultural...

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Main Authors: Abdolreza Afzood, Abolfazl Bakhshipour, Meysam Sadeghi
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Published: Qom University of Medical Sciences 2024-11-01
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Online Access:http://jhsme.muq.ac.ir/article-1-561-en.pdf
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description Background and Objectives: Understanding the factors affecting the quality of marital life seems to be necessary. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the role of mindfulness and spiritual experiences in predicting the quality of marital life among individuals visiting cultural and community centers in District 5 of Tehran City, Iran, in 2022. Methods: The current research was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all married men and women visiting cultural and community centers in District 5 of Tehran City during the second half of 2022. A total of 100 people were selected by convenience sampling method among the eligible people who volunteered to participate in the research. They responded to the spiritual experiences questionnaire by Underwood and Tersey (2002), the mindfulness questionnaire by Chadwick et al. (2008) and the quality of married life questionnaire developed by Busby et al. (1995). Data analysis was conducted using Mean±SD, Pearson correlation and multiple regression with SPSS software, version 22. Results: The results showed a direct and significant relationship between mindfulness (r=0.48) and spiritual experiences (r=0.57) with the quality of marital life (P<0.01). The components of mindfulness explained 23% of the variance in the quality of marital life, while spiritual experiences accounted for 35% of the variance. Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is recommended that initiatives aimed at strengthening spiritual experiences and mindfulness, such as educational workshops at the community level, be implemented to improve the quality of marital relationships among couples.
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spelling doaj-art-5b33e5c7da9e4e93a74a02faa3bcadbc2025-01-13T05:49:14ZengQom University of Medical SciencesHealth, Spirituality and Medical Ethics2322-43042383-36102024-11-011126372Predicting the Quality of Marital Life: The Role of Mindfulness and Spiritual ExperiencesAbdolreza Afzood0Abolfazl Bakhshipour1Meysam Sadeghi2 Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran. Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnord, Iran. Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute for Cognitive Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Background and Objectives: Understanding the factors affecting the quality of marital life seems to be necessary. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the role of mindfulness and spiritual experiences in predicting the quality of marital life among individuals visiting cultural and community centers in District 5 of Tehran City, Iran, in 2022. Methods: The current research was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included all married men and women visiting cultural and community centers in District 5 of Tehran City during the second half of 2022. A total of 100 people were selected by convenience sampling method among the eligible people who volunteered to participate in the research. They responded to the spiritual experiences questionnaire by Underwood and Tersey (2002), the mindfulness questionnaire by Chadwick et al. (2008) and the quality of married life questionnaire developed by Busby et al. (1995). Data analysis was conducted using Mean±SD, Pearson correlation and multiple regression with SPSS software, version 22. Results: The results showed a direct and significant relationship between mindfulness (r=0.48) and spiritual experiences (r=0.57) with the quality of marital life (P<0.01). The components of mindfulness explained 23% of the variance in the quality of marital life, while spiritual experiences accounted for 35% of the variance. Conclusion: Based on the findings, it is recommended that initiatives aimed at strengthening spiritual experiences and mindfulness, such as educational workshops at the community level, be implemented to improve the quality of marital relationships among couples.http://jhsme.muq.ac.ir/article-1-561-en.pdfmindfulnessspiritual experiencesquality of life (qol)marriage
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