Examination of the relationship between conflict resolution styles and marital satisfaction: the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties


Bulbul K., ODACI H., Turkkan T.

JOURNAL OF FAMILY SOCIAL WORK, 2024 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10522158.2024.2420928
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF FAMILY SOCIAL WORK
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, CINAHL, EBSCO Education Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Violence & Abuse Abstracts, DIALNET
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between conflict resolution styles and marital satisfaction in married individuals. A total of 706 married individuals, 234 men and 472 women, constitute the study's working group. The ages of the participants ranged from 21 to 60, with an average age of 38.45. As a result of the analysis conducted within the scope of the study It has been found that positive conflict resolution, retreat and subordination conflict resolution styles are positively related with marriage satisfaction, while negative conflict resolution styles are negatively related with marriage satisfaction. The results show that positive conflict resolution, negative conflict resolution, retreat and subordination conflict resolution styles have a direct effect on marital satisfaction, but this effect does not disappear when emotion regulation difficulties is controlled, so emotion regulation difficulties play a partial mediator role.