Is the House You Were Born in Your Destiny? Exploring the Dynamics of Family-of-Origin Experiences, Dysfunctional Relationship Beliefs, and Marital Satisfaction

IF 1.4 3区心理学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Journal of marital and family therapy Pub Date : 2026-06-08 DOI:10.1111/jmft.70151

Fatmagul Gurbuz-Akcay, Gökhan Atik

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Abstract

This study focuses on marital satisfaction, a key concept often used to assess happiness and stability in a marriage. The main goal of this study was to explore the mediating processes linking experiences in the family of origin to marital satisfaction. A total of 357 married individuals participated in the research. Participants completed self-report questionnaires assessing marital satisfaction, family-of-origin experiences, and dysfunctional relational beliefs. The study's model was analyzed using structural equation modeling. The mediation analysis suggests that experiences in the family of origin may play a role in shaping marital satisfaction through dysfunctional relationship beliefs. The results indicated that married individuals who experienced dysfunctional family-of-origin experiences reported lower marital satisfaction if they also held dysfunctional relationship beliefs. This highlights the importance of addressing dysfunctional relationship beliefs in married couples to minimize the influence of negative family experiences on their marital relationships.

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你出生的房子是你的命运吗？原生家庭经验、功能失调关系信念和婚姻满意度的动态探索。

这项研究的重点是婚姻满意度，这是一个经常用来评估婚姻幸福和稳定的关键概念。本研究的主要目的是探讨原生家庭经历对婚姻满意度的中介作用。共有357名已婚人士参与了这项研究。参与者完成了评估婚姻满意度、原生家庭经历和功能失调关系信念的自我报告问卷。采用结构方程模型对研究模型进行分析。中介分析表明，原生家庭的经历可能通过功能失调的关系信念在塑造婚姻满意度方面发挥作用。结果表明，经历过不正常原生家庭经历的已婚个体，如果他们也持有不正常的关系信念，他们的婚姻满意度会降低。这突出了解决已婚夫妇中不正常关系信念的重要性，以尽量减少负面家庭经历对婚姻关系的影响。

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Journal of marital and family therapy Multiple-

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4.10

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Marital & Family Therapy (JMFT) is published quarterly by the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is one of the best known and most influential family therapy journals in the world. JMFT is a peer-reviewed journal that advances the professional understanding of marital and family functioning and the most effective psychotherapeutic treatment of couple and family distress. Toward that end, the Journal publishes articles on research, theory, clinical practice, and training in marital and family therapy.