Social Intelligence as a Moderator of the Relationship between Marital Violence and Psychological Stress among a  Sample of Married Couples

Younus, Rabea Shaaban Abdul-Aleem; Abdul-Wahab, Mahmoud Ahmed

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2023.410623

Social Intelligence as a Moderator of the Relationship between Marital Violence and Psychological Stress among a Sample of Married Couples

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mental Health Department, Faculty of Education for boys, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.

10.21608/jsrep.2023.410623

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between social intelligence and marital violence and psychological stress among a sample of married couples. It also sought to identify differences in social intelligence, marital violence, and psychological stress according to gender, marriage age and level of education. The sample comprised (230) married couples in Cairo. They were between (20 - 50) years of age. Marital violence scale (younes, 2009), psychological stress scale, and social intelligence scale (prepared by the researchers) were administered. The descriptive method was utilized. Results indicated that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between marital violence and psychological stress. There was a statistically significant positive relationship between social intelligence and both variables of marital violence and psychological stress. There were statistically significant differences in marital violence and psychological stress (total score - subscales) according to gender (in favor of the males), marriage age (in favor of the younger couples), and level of education (in favor of those of low level of education). Accordingly, these results showed that social intelligence is considered a moderator of the relationship between marital violence and psychological stress. The correlation coefficient between both variables decreased after excluding marital communication.

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