University of Isfahan Positive Psychology Research 2476-4248 5 4 2020 02 20 The Mediating Role of Fulfillment of Marital Expectations in the effect of Marital Satisfaction on High Marital Expectations, Optimism and Relationship Self-Efficacy in University Personell The Mediating Role of Fulfillment of Marital Expectations in the effect of Marital Satisfaction on High Marital Expectations, Optimism and Relationship Self-Efficacy in University Personell 1 14 24536 10.22108/ppls.2020.116042.1684 FA Zabihollah Abbaspour Assistant Professor in counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Masoud Karimi Vardanjani M.A in Family counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Reza Khojastehmehr Professor in psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran Journal Article 2019 04 15 The current research was conducted to study mediating role of fulfillment of marital expectations in the effect of marital satisfaction on high marital expectations, optimism and relationship self-efficacy in married university employees. The population consisted of all married employees in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and Ahvaz Jondi-Shapour University of Medical Science. Therefore 200 employees were recruited according to available-voluntary sampling. The participants were asked to complete Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale, Inventory of Specific Relationship Standards, Life Orientation Scale —Revised and Relationship Self-Efficacy Scale. The model evaluation was made by path analysis method. The results of correlation coefficients showed that there were significant positive correlations between fulfillment of marital expectations, high marital expectations, optimism and relationship self-efficacy and marital satisfaction. After eliminating the three non-significant effects, the last model had a good fitness. The results showed that optimism had both directly and indirectly (through fulfillment of marital expectations) significant positive effects on marital satisfaction. Likewise, high marital expectations and relationship self-efficacy were predictive of marital satisfaction indirectly through fulfillment of marital expectations. The results of this research showed despite the importance of optimism and self-efficacy, fulfillment of marital expectations has more important role in marital satisfaction. The current research was conducted to study mediating role of fulfillment of marital expectations in the effect of marital satisfaction on high marital expectations, optimism and relationship self-efficacy in married university employees. The population consisted of all married employees in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and Ahvaz Jondi-Shapour University of Medical Science. Therefore 200 employees were recruited according to available-voluntary sampling. The participants were asked to complete Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale, Inventory of Specific Relationship Standards, Life Orientation Scale —Revised and Relationship Self-Efficacy Scale. The model evaluation was made by path analysis method. The results of correlation coefficients showed that there were significant positive correlations between fulfillment of marital expectations, high marital expectations, optimism and relationship self-efficacy and marital satisfaction. After eliminating the three non-significant effects, the last model had a good fitness. The results showed that optimism had both directly and indirectly (through fulfillment of marital expectations) significant positive effects on marital satisfaction. Likewise, high marital expectations and relationship self-efficacy were predictive of marital satisfaction indirectly through fulfillment of marital expectations. The results of this research showed despite the importance of optimism and self-efficacy, fulfillment of marital expectations has more important role in marital satisfaction. https://ppls.ui.ac.ir/article_24536_f328f211178c8747b4581b91376cec51.pdf