The Predictive Role of Parents' Marital Relationship Quality on The Adolescents' Psychological Capital

Abstract

Background and Aim: Family problems are considered an essential problem for children's growth and this tension often plays a role in children's lives. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the predictive role of the quality of parents' marital relationship on the psychological capital of adolescents. Methods: The current research is considered applied research in terms of its purpose. This research is a descriptive-correlation study investigating the relationship between two variables. The statistical population of the present study included couples referring to 15 counseling centers and their teenage children in Tehran and Isfahan in 2022. Therefore, 150 couples with children aged 13 to 17 were selected in a targeted way. Then, couples responded to Busby et al.'s Marital Relationship Quality Questionnaire (1995) and children responded to Luthans Psychological Capital Questionnaire (2007). The final sample size was 520 people, which included 150 couples (300 people) and 220 of their teenage children. Results: The regression analysis showed that the marital relationship quality variable can significantly predict psychological capital. Considering that the value of R² = 0.388 was obtained, it can be concluded that the quality of the parents' marital relationship predicts about 39% of the children's psychological capital. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that the quality of parents' marital relationship can have significant psychological effects on children.