Predicting Marital Conflict Based on Emotion Regulation Strategies and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Mental Health in Married Women in Qom

kaviani, fatemeh; Gharlipour, Zabihollah

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kaviani F, Gharlipour Z. Predicting Marital Conflict Based on Emotion Regulation Strategies and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Mental Health in Married Women in Qom. Research in psychological health 2025; 19 (2)
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Predicting Marital Conflict Based on Emotion Regulation Strategies and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Mental Health in Married Women in Qom

Fatemeh Kaviani

, Zabihollah Gharlipour¹

1- , z.gharlipour@muq.ac.ir

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The present study aimed to predict marital conflict based on emotion regulation strategies and basic psychological need satisfaction, with the mediating role of mental health among married women in Qom. This applied study employed a descriptive-correlational design. The statistical population consisted of all married women living in Qom, from whom 300 participants were selected using convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), the Basic Psychological Needs Scale (BPNS), the Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R), and the Marital Conflict Questionnaire (MCQ). Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 21 and SmartPLS 3. The findings indicated that basic psychological need satisfaction significantly predicted both marital conflict and mental health. Emotion regulation strategies significantly predicted mental health but had no direct significant effect on marital conflict. Furthermore, mental health had a significant direct effect on marital conflict and significantly mediated the relationships between basic psychological need satisfaction and marital conflict, as well as between emotion regulation strategies and marital conflict. Overall, the findings highlight the pivotal role of mental health in explaining the association of basic psychological need satisfaction and emotion regulation strategies with marital conflict. Therefore, interventions aimed at improving mental health, strengthening adaptive emotion regulation strategies, and promoting satisfaction of basic psychological needs may contribute to reducing marital conflict.

Keywords: Marital Conflict, Emotion Regulation Strategies, Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction, Mental Health, Married Women