Investigating the Mediating Role of Gratitude in the Relationship Between Religious Orientation and Marital Satisfaction

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between religious orientation and marital satisfaction with the mediating role of gratitude. This is a descriptive-analytical study, was performed using correlation and path analysis. In this study, 148 teachers and students of Cultural Official of Qom were selected by random sampling and completed the Marital Satisfaction Questionnaire (Olson and et al,1989), the Religious Orientation Questionnaire (Allport & Ross, 1950), and the Gratitude Questionnaire (McClough, Ammons & Sang, 2002). For data analysis, In addition to descriptive methods, structural equation model and Boot strop were used (P˂0/01). Structural equation model analyses emphasize the fitness of the proposed model with empirical data. The results indicated a direct effect of religious orientation on marital satisfaction and the indirect effect of this variable through gratitude on marital satisfaction. According to the results of the study, it can be concluded that gratitude plays a mediating role in the relationship between religious orientation and marital satisfaction.