Predicting marital boredom based on social comparison and couple exchange style

The aim of this study was to predict marital boredom based on social comparison and the exchange style of couples. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population was married people with marital boredom in Tehran in the first half of 2021, of which 298 people were selected as a sample using the available sampling method. Data collection tools were Couple Burnout Measure (CBM) Pines (1996), Social Exchange Styles Questionnaire (SESQ) Leybman et al. (2011), and Social Comparison Questionnaire (SCQ) Gibbons & Buunk (1999). Data were analyzed by SPSS24 software using multiple Regression analyses. The results showed that social comparison and exchange styles of follow-up, individualism, and utilitarianism have a positive relationship with marital boredom, while exchange styles of fairness and extreme investment were negatively correlated with marital boredom (p<0.01). 35% of the total variance of marital boredom was explained by couple exchange styles and social comparison (p<0.001). Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that the social comparison and the maladaptive style of the couple exchange cause their marital boredom.