Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences

A Model for Predicting Emotional Divorce Based on Emotional Literacy, Coping Styles, Quality of Life, and Emotion Seeking with Emotion Regulation Mediation

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Leila Alaghband 1
HasanPasha Sharifi 2
Valiollah Farzad 3
Alireza Aghayousefi 4
1 PhD Student of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2 Professor, Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen Branch, Roudehen, Iran
3 Professor, Department of Psychology, Kharazmi University, Karaj, Iran.
4 Associate Professor of Psychology, Payame Noor University
10.22038/mjms.2019.14890
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to present a model for predicting emotional divorce based on emotional literacy, coping styles, quality of life, and emotion-seeking through mediating emotion regulation.
Methods: The purpose of this study was descriptive-correlational in terms of purpose and structural model approach. A total of 350 women were selected from the community of married women employed in public primary schools in Tehran. Data were collected using Gutman's Emotional Divorce Questionnaire, Varouchrion's Quality of Life, Lazarus-Folkman Coping Styles, Zuckerman's Emotionalism Questionnaire, Iranian-Iranian Chemical Family Functioning Questionnaire, and Graz's Emotion Regulation Difficulty Questionnaire.
Results: Regression tests showed that emotional literacy and quality of life had a negative effect on emotional divorce. Emotional seeking, emotion regulation, and avoidance style have a positive impact on emotional divorce. Emotional literacy with -0.37 has the greatest impact on emotional divorce. Indirect effect coefficients mediated by emotion regulation show that avoidance and avoidance-avoidance have a positive effect on emotional divorce. Confrontation, social support, quality of life, and responsibility have indirect negative impact coefficients, which means that they have a negative impact on emotional divorce mediated by emotion regulation. The two variables of avoidance-avoidance and quality of life have both direct and indirect effects on emotional divorce.
Conclusion: There is a relationship between emotional literacy, coping styles, quality of life, and emotion-seeking with emotional divorce that can mediate this relationship.
Keywords
Emotional divorce
Emotional literacy
coping styles
Quality of life
Emotion seeking
Emotion regulation
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Medical Journal of Mashhad university of Medical Sciences
Volume 62, Issue 3
July and August 2019
Pages 288-402