The Relationship of Maladaptive Schemas With Women’S Marital Intimacy: The Mediating Role of Love Styles



Amani M¹ ; Ghadimi S² ; Taiyari S³
Source: International Journal of Sociology of the Family Published:2019

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the mediating role of love style in the relationship between maladaptive Schemas with women’s marital intimacy. Through multistage cluster sampling, the study examines data from married women in Bojnord (Iran). Two-hundred and sixty-six respondents completed the marital intimacy questionnaire, maladaptive Schemas questionnaire, and love attitude scale, and the data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and path analysis. The findings showed that abandonment/instability Scheme through mediator variable of progma style, emotional inhibition scheme through Eros style, insufficient self-control schema through the Storge style as well as vulnerability and grandiosity through Mania style affects marital intimacy. The love styles in the relationship between maladaptive Schemas and marital intimacy of women has a mediating role and moderates the impact of Schemas on marital intimacy. © 2019 Allen Press Inc. All Rights Reserved.