KMAN Publication Inc. (KMANPUB) Applied Family Therapy Journal (AFTJ) 3041-8798 7 Serial Number 34 2026 10 01 Predicting Marital Burnout from Emotional Intimacy and Perceived Partner Responsiveness: The Mediating Role of Dyadic Coping Predicting Marital Burnout from Emotional Intimacy and Perceived Partner Responsiveness: The Mediating Role of Dyadic Coping 1 17 EN Journal Article 2026 08 12 <p><strong>Objective:</strong> The present study aimed to predict marital burnout from emotional intimacy and perceived partner responsiveness and to examine the mediating role of dyadic coping among married adults in Canada.</p> <p><strong>Methods and Materials:</strong> This quantitative, cross-sectional correlational study was conducted on 384 married adults residing in Canada in 2026. Participants were recruited through convenience and online purposive sampling. Data were collected using the Couple Burnout Measure, Emotional Intimacy Scale, Perceived Partner Responsiveness Scale, Dyadic Coping Inventory, and a demographic questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to examine bivariate relationships among the study variables. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were performed using IBM SPSS Statistics and AMOS to test the hypothesized direct and indirect relationships. Model fit was evaluated using χ²/df, CFI, TLI, RMSEA, and SRMR. The mediating effects of dyadic coping were assessed using a nonparametric bootstrap procedure with 5,000 resamples and bias-corrected 95% confidence intervals.</p> <p><strong>Findings:</strong> Emotional intimacy was significantly associated with lower marital burnout (r = -.61, p &lt; .001) and greater dyadic coping (r = .58, p &lt; .001). Perceived partner responsiveness was also negatively correlated with marital burnout (r = -.66, p &lt; .001) and positively correlated with dyadic coping (r = .67, p &lt; .001). Dyadic coping showed a strong inverse correlation with marital burnout (r = -.71, p &lt; .001). In the structural model, emotional intimacy (β = -.23, p &lt; .001), perceived partner responsiveness (β = -.27, p &lt; .001), and dyadic coping (β = -.46, p &lt; .001) significantly predicted marital burnout. Emotional intimacy (β = .29, p &lt; .001) and perceived partner responsiveness (β = .48, p &lt; .001) significantly predicted dyadic coping. Bootstrap analyses confirmed significant indirect effects of emotional intimacy (β = -.133, 95% CI [-.190, -.084]) and perceived partner responsiveness (β = -.221, 95% CI [-.293, -.158]) on marital burnout through dyadic coping, indicating partial mediation.</p> <p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Greater emotional intimacy and perceived partner responsiveness are associated with lower marital burnout both directly and indirectly through more adaptive dyadic coping, highlighting dyadic coping as an important relational mechanism for reducing marital exhaustion.</p> https://journals.kmanpub.com/index.php/aftj/article/download/5675/11818