Developing a structural model of women's sense of happiness based on the quality of marital relationship and interpersonal trust with the mediating role of dark personality traits

Abstract

Background and Aim: A happy marriage consists of factors such as commitment, respect, intimacy, trust, etc., in their absence, married life faces serious problems. The purpose of this research was to develop a structural model of women's happiness based on the quality of marital relationship and interpersonal trust with the mediating role of dark personality traits. Methods: The research method was descriptive correlation with structural equation approach. The statistical population of the research was all married women in Tehran in 2021. The sample size was 448 people who were selected by the purposeful available sampling method, which was filled with Taghizadeh and Shadmehri happiness questionnaires (2015), Enrich Olson's marital satisfaction (2006), Rempel et al.'s interpersonal trust (2001) and Johnson's dark personality traits. and Webster (2010) were evaluated. The method of analysis and analysis of the findings was done using structural equation modeling. Results: The analysis and analysis of the findings showed that the structural model of the research is suitable with the collected data and dark personality traits positively affect and significantly mediates the relationship between the quality of marital relationship and interpersonal trust with women's sense of happiness. Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it is possible to provide the necessary solutions regarding the relationships of couples according to the discussed variables.