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. 2025 Aug 26:16:1639240.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1639240. eCollection 2025.

The relationship between marital reminiscence styles and psychological well-being through mediating role of marital quality

Mohammad Reza Majzoobi  1 , Simon Forstmeier  1
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The relationship between marital reminiscence styles and psychological well-being through mediating role of marital quality

Mohammad Reza Majzoobi et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Introduction: Marital relationships are deeply shaped by the memories couples share, as reminiscence plays a pivotal role in fostering emotional connection and intimacy. Investigating how such reminiscence is related to marital quality provides valuable insights into its influence on relational dynamics. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between marital reminiscence styles (MRSs) and psychological well-being (PWB) through the mediating role of marital quality.

Methods: This was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population included all married people living in Kermanshah, Iran in 2023, among whom a sample of 304 people were selected using convenience sampling method. The measures used in this study were Majzoobi and Forstmeier's (2025) marital reminiscence styles Questionnaire (MRSQ), Chonody et al.'s (2018) Relationship quality Questionnaire, and Ryff's PWB Questionnaire. Data were analyzed through Pearson's correlation coefficient and structural equations modeling (SEM) in SPSS-26 and LISREL-10 software.

Results: The findings indicated that the hypothesized model had a good fit in the studied sample. MRSs were significantly associated with PWB through marital quality. As such, it was found that obsessive MRS is related negatively to marital quality, which, in turn, related positively to PWB. Moreover, narrative MRS was related positively to marital quality, which, in turn, related positively to PWB.

Discussion: These results underscore the importance of fostering positive MRSs, such as narrative MRS, to enhance marital quality and PWB in marital relationships.

Keywords: Iran; marital quality; marital reminiscence styles; married people; psychological well-being.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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The hypothesized model of the relationship between MRSs and PWB through marital quality.
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Age-related differences in NRS and IPSRS across gender. IPSRS, Integrative-Problem Solving Reminiscence; NRS, Narrative reminiscence Style.
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The final model of the relationship between MRSs and PWB through marital quality.
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Theoretical framework explaining how MRSs may affect marital quality and PWB.
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