The Role of Psychological Flexibility, Acceptance, and Commitment in Marital Adjustment Among Couples

Sepideh Safa; Rozita Ameri Noorani; Behnam Jalali; Zahra Jafarzadeh Fekri; Shahnaz Gili

doi:10.61838/kman.aftj.5.1.16

Authors

Sepideh Safa * Master’s in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran [email protected]

Rozita Ameri Noorani Master’s in Clinical Psychology, Department of Medical Scienses, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran

Behnam Jalali Master’s in General Psychology, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Sistan and Baluchestan University, Zahedan, Iran

Zahra Jafarzadeh Fekri Master’s in Psychometrics, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Shahnaz Gili PhD in Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.aftj.5.1.16

Keywords:

Psychological Flexibility, Acceptance and Commitment, Marital Adjustment Among Couples

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to determine the role of psychological flexibility, acceptance, and commitment in marital adjustment among couples.

Method: This study was applied and descriptive-correlational in nature. The population included couples (both women and men) from Amol County, who were studied using a convenience sampling method involving 126 couples. Data were collected using the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory by Dennis and Vander Wal (2010), the second version of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire by Bond et al. (2007), and the Spanier Dyadic Adjustment Scale (1976). For the analysis of data in the inferential statistics section, simultaneous multiple regression was conducted using SPSS version 21.

Findings: The findings indicate that psychological flexibility, acceptance, and commitment can explain 16.9% of the variance in marital adjustment. The t-tests for significance in regression for the coefficient of psychological flexibility (β = 0.191) and acceptance and commitment (β = 0.285) were significant. Acceptance and commitment have a greater unique contribution in predicting marital adjustment among couples (α = 0.05).

Conclusion: According to the results, the most significant influences on marital adjustment are acceptance and commitment, followed by psychological flexibility. It is recommended that the findings of this research be utilized to enhance marital adjustment among both women and men.