Mediating Effect of Cognitive Reappraisal of Emotions Between Marital Commitment and Marital Satisfaction Among Married Couples

Abstract

Present study discourses the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal of emotion in paths between marital commitment and marital satisfaction in married couples. This cross-sectional research comprised a sample of married individuals (N = 300) including Husbands (n = 150) and Wives (n = 150). Urdu translated version of Commitment scale, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Dyadic Adjustment Scale were used to assess marital commitment, cognitive reappraisal, and marital satisfaction respectively. Data were analyzed by using the Pearson product moment correlation, multiple regression, and mediation. Results showed that marital commitment and cognitive reappraisal of emotion has a significant positive relationship with marital satisfaction for married couples. Results of multiple regression analysis indicated marital commitment and cognitive reappraisal of emotion as significant positive predictors of marital satisfaction in married couples. Further, cognitive reappraisal of emotion emerged as a significant mediator in the relationship between marital commitment and marital satisfaction in wives. The outcomes of this research are beneficial for marital counselors and psychologists, to use interventions focusing on marital commitment and cognitive reappraisal of emotions to enhance marital satisfaction of married couples especially for wives.