Relationship of Psychological Capital with Marital Intimacy of Married Students: The Mediating Role of Social Welfare

Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of social welfare in the relationship between psychological capital and marital intimacy of married students. Method: Descriptive-correlation method is used. The statistical population in this study was male and female students of Gachsaran University of Science and Education affiliated to the Ministry of Science and Education in the academic year 2017-2018. According to the Krejsi and Morgan tables, 398 people were selected as samples. Data were gathered from marital intimacy, mental well-being, psychological capital, and spiritual well-being. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive indexes such as mean and standard deviation and structural equation modeling using AMOS software. Results: The findings of this study showed that the psychological capital and its components (self-efficacy and hope) on the main causative variable of intimacy have a positive and direct effect. The total score of psychological capital and one of its components (self-efficacy) has a positive and significant effect on the dependent variable of social welfare. Also, direct effect of social welfare on intimacy (t = 8.9) is significant at 0.01 level. 29.9 The variance of intimacy is explained through the components of psychological capital (self-efficacy and hope) and social well-being. In general, the effect of psychological capital through social welfare intermediation is significant on marital affiliativity. Conclusion: The research model, which is in line with other studies, has a mediating role for social welfare among the marital students in terms of psychological capital and marital intimacy