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Correlates of Marital Conflict: Cognitive Fusion, Mindfulness and Primary Maladaptive Schemas
Sevna Asgarzadeh1 , Majid Baradaran *2 , Farzaneh Ranjbar Noushari3
1- Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran , baradaran@pnu.ac.ir
3- Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Conflict between couples is inevitable and can lead to disruption in interpersonal relationships. The aim of this study was investigating the relationship between cognitive fusion, mindfulness and primary maladaptive schemas with marital conflict. The statistical population of the research included women who referred to counseling centers in Tehran in 2022. 180 of whom were selected using the accessible method and answered the questionnaires of marital conflict, mindfulness, primary maladaptive schemas, and cognitive fusion. Data were analyzed by correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis. The results showed that there is a significant positive correlation between fusion and primary incompatible schemas with marital conflict, and there is a significant negative correlation between defusion and mindfulness with marital conflict. Also, the fusion, disconnection and rejection and overvigilanc can explain 46 percent of variance in marital conflict. According to the research results, it can be concluded that cognitive fusion, mindfulness, and early maladaptive schemas play a role in marital conflict, and they should be given serious attention.
Keywords: Marital Conflict, Cognitive Fusion, Mindfulness, Primary Maladaptive Schemas
     
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2024/02/27 | Revised: 2025/05/8 | Accepted: 2025/06/3 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/07/24
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