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Volume 24, Issue 151 (9-2025)
Journal of Psychological Science 2025, 24(151): 321-339 |
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Tamannaeifar M, mazhabdar A, Khaksari F. (2025). The Structural Model of Couples’ Psychological Well-Being Based on communal Strength, Interpersonal Forgiveness, and Gratitude: The Mediating Role of "We-ness". Journal of Psychological Science. 24(151), 321-339. doi:10.61186/jps.24.151.18
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Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities Sciences, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. , tamannai@kashanu.ac.ir
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Background: Psychological well-being in couples plays a significant role in reducing marital conflicts and strengthening family stability. Research literature shows that communal strength, interpersonal forgiveness, and gratitude positively influence psychological well-being. However, the mediating role of we-ness in the relationship between these three personality traits and couples’ psychological well-being has not yet been examined.
Amis: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of we-ness in the relationship between communal strength, interpersonal forgiveness, and gratitude with couples’ psychological well-being.
Method: This correlational study employed structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population included all married individuals residing in District 11 of Isfahan City, Iran. A convenience sampling method was used to select 212 participants, who completed the following questionnaires: the Communal Strength Scale (Mills, 2004), the Interpersonal Forgiveness Questionnaire (Ehteshamzadeh, 2010), the Gratitude Questionnaire (McCullough, 2002), the We-ness Scale (Topcu-Uzer, 2021), and the short form of the PERMA Scale (Butler & Kern, 2016). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM) via SPSS-28 and PLS-3 software.
Findings: Statistical analyses revealed significant positive correlations among all study variables (p< .01). Furthermore, the direct effects of communal strength, interpersonal forgiveness, and gratitude on we-ness, as well as the direct effect of we-ness on psychological well-being, were positive and significant (p< .05). The indirect effects of communal strength, interpersonal forgiveness, and gratitude on psychological well-being—mediated by we-ness—were also positive and significant (p< .05), confirming the proposed model.
Conclusion: The capacities for gratitude, interpersonal forgiveness, and communal strength can enhance couples’ psychological well-being by strengthening their sense of we-ness. Thus, couple therapists may improve psychological well-being by fostering these three personality traits, thereby enhancing we-ness in couples.
Amis: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of we-ness in the relationship between communal strength, interpersonal forgiveness, and gratitude with couples’ psychological well-being.
Method: This correlational study employed structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population included all married individuals residing in District 11 of Isfahan City, Iran. A convenience sampling method was used to select 212 participants, who completed the following questionnaires: the Communal Strength Scale (Mills, 2004), the Interpersonal Forgiveness Questionnaire (Ehteshamzadeh, 2010), the Gratitude Questionnaire (McCullough, 2002), the We-ness Scale (Topcu-Uzer, 2021), and the short form of the PERMA Scale (Butler & Kern, 2016). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling (SEM) via SPSS-28 and PLS-3 software.
Findings: Statistical analyses revealed significant positive correlations among all study variables (p< .01). Furthermore, the direct effects of communal strength, interpersonal forgiveness, and gratitude on we-ness, as well as the direct effect of we-ness on psychological well-being, were positive and significant (p< .05). The indirect effects of communal strength, interpersonal forgiveness, and gratitude on psychological well-being—mediated by we-ness—were also positive and significant (p< .05), confirming the proposed model.
Conclusion: The capacities for gratitude, interpersonal forgiveness, and communal strength can enhance couples’ psychological well-being by strengthening their sense of we-ness. Thus, couple therapists may improve psychological well-being by fostering these three personality traits, thereby enhancing we-ness in couples.
Keywords: communal strength, interpersonal forgiveness, gratitude, we-ness, psychological wellbeing.
Type of Study: Applicable |
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Received: 2025/05/28 | Accepted: 2025/09/11 | Published: 2025/09/23
Received: 2025/05/28 | Accepted: 2025/09/11 | Published: 2025/09/23
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