The Mediating Role of Marital Conflicts in the Relationship between Communication Beliefs, Emotional Disorders, Marital Relationships, and Marital Satisfaction of Women with Addicted Spouses

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of marital conflicts in the relationship between communication beliefs, emotional disorders, marital relations with marital satisfaction of addicted women with addicted spouses. Method: The research method was descriptive and correlational. For this purpose, 100 women with addicted spouses referring to addiction treatment clinics and drug addiction treatment camps and NGOs in Isfahan city in 2018 were selected using convenience sampling method. The participants responded to the questionnaires of Communication Beliefs, Emotional Disorders, Marital Relations and Marital Conflict. Results: The results showed the indirect effect of communication beliefs, emotional disorder and marital relations on marital satisfaction. Therefore, marital conflict mediates the relationship between communication beliefs, emotional disorders and marital relations with marital satisfaction. Conclusion: According to the results, addiction specialists can reduce emotional disorders and emphasize the increase of the relevant empowerment of communicative beliefs and marital relations to reduce marital conflict and subsequently increase marital satisfaction.