Journal of Woman and Family Studies
The Relationship between Curiosity and Subjective Well-being of Married Women: Mediating Effect of Intimacy and Marital Satisfaction
Document Type : Research/Original/Regular
Abstract
The Relationship between Curiosity and Subjective Well-being of Married Women: Mediating Effect of Intimacy and Marital Satisfaction
The purpose of present study was to investigate the relationship between curiosity and intimacy and marital satisfaction in married women's subjective well-being. For this purpose 265 married women in Tehran were selected using voluntary sampling. Research instruments were Curiosity and exploration inventory, Intimacy Scale, Relationship Assessment Scale, Satisfaction with life Scale and Positive and Negative Affect Scale. Results of path analysis showed that curiosity has a direct effect on marital satisfaction, positive affect and life satisfaction. Also curiosity through intimacy has significant indirect effects on marital satisfaction, life satisfaction and positive affect. intimacy Direct effect on marital satisfaction and intimacy indirect effect on life satisfaction and positive affect was also significant. Overall, the result demonstrates the importance of mediation Role of intimacy and marital satisfaction in the process relationship between curiosity and subjective well-being of women's.
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