The mediating effect of moral foundations on the relationship between structure and marital satisfaction in Tehran

Marital satisfaction is an essential factor in the stability of the family as one of the main pillars of the society and various cognitive and behavioral factors have an effect on it. In this regard, the aim of the present study was to model structural relationships between power structure, moral foundations and marital satisfaction in married women living in Tehran. The statistical population of this research was made up of married women in Tehran. According to the population size of over one hundred thousand people, based on Cochran and Morgan's relationship, 393 samples were included in the research, which satisfies the minimum number of 384 samples. The samples were selected randomly and from each district of Tehran as One cluster was sampled. Then, three questionnaires of power structure in the family, marital satisfaction questionnaire and moral foundations questionnaire were distributed among the samples. Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation method and structural equation method in SPSS28 and AMOS24 software. The obtained results showed that there was a positive and significant correlation with an intensity of 0.48 between marital satisfaction and moral foundations, also moral foundations and marital satisfaction had a negative and significant correlation with an intensity of -0.28 and -0.25 with the structure They had power. The structural equation model also confirmed these results. Using the bootstrapping model, the indirect effect of power structure on marital satisfaction through the mediation of moral principles was investigated and confirmed (p<0.05). Based on the findings, it was observed that moral foundations have a relationship between the power structure and marital satisfaction, and couples should receive the necessary training in this regard so that the foundation of the family can be further strengthened.