The Mediating Role of Attachment Styles in the Relationship Between Spouse's Physical Presence and Emotional Security, Marital Satisfaction, and Stress Level of Married Women in Mashhad

Elyasi, Mahsa

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Elyasi M. The Mediating Role of Attachment Styles in the Relationship Between Spouse's Physical Presence and Emotional Security, Marital Satisfaction, and Stress Level of Married Women in Mashhad. JNIP 2025; 26 (30)
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The Mediating Role of Attachment Styles in the Relationship Between Spouse's Physical Presence and Emotional Security, Marital Satisfaction, and Stress Level of Married Women in Mashhad

Mahsa Elyasi ^*

Department of Clinical Psychology, Family Orientation, Enghelab University of Tehran

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The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of attachment styles in the relationship between spouse's physical presence and emotional security, marital satisfaction, and perceived stress of married women. The method of this study was correlational and based on structural equation modeling. The research sample included 384 married women living in Mashhad in 1403, who were selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using questionnaires for emotional security, Enrich's marital satisfaction, Cohen's perceived stress, a researcher-made questionnaire for spouse's physical presence, and adult attachment styles. Data analysis was performed with SPSS and LISREL software using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling.The results showed that the research model had a good fit. The physical presence of the spouse was directly significantly related to increased emotional security and marital satisfaction and decreased perceived stress. Also, secure attachment style played a positive mediating role in these relationships, while insecure styles (anxious and avoidant) had negative effects. In addition to the direct effect, the physical presence of the spouse provides a psychological mechanism to promote emotional security and marital satisfaction and reduce women's stress by strengthening secure attachment. These findings emphasize the importance of paying attention to attachment patterns in family-centered interventions.

Keywords: Physical presence of the spouse, emotional security, marital satisfaction, perceived stress, attachment styles

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2025/10/7 | Accepted: 2025/12/1 | Published: 2025/12/1