Romantic relationship satisfaction and marriage attitudes in young adults: the mediating role of cognitive flexibility

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dc.contributor.authorEkinci, Busra
dc.contributor.authorCanpolat, Murat
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:33:05Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:33:05Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractBackground and objectives This study examined the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in the relationship between romantic relationship satisfaction and attitudes toward marriage in young adulthood. Within this scope, a model incorporating the mediating role of cognitive flexibility was tested. Methods The study included 436 young adults (240 women, 196 men) living in T & uuml;rkiye who had experience in romantic relationships. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Relationship Satisfaction Scale, Inonu Marriage Attitudes Scale, and Cognitive Flexibility Scale. The established model was analyzed using structural equation modeling via the AMOS 24 program, and the significance of the mediating effect was assessed using the bootstrapping method. Results Romantic relationship satisfaction positively predicts both marital attitude and cognitive flexibility; cognitive flexibility also significantly predicts marital attitude. Mediational analysis revealed that cognitive flexibility played a significant partial mediating role in the relationship between romantic relationship satisfaction and marital attitude. Conclusion The findings of the study indicate that increased romantic relationship satisfaction has direct and indirect positive effects on young adults' attitudes toward marriage. Based on the results obtained, various recommendations have been made to practitioners and researchers.
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s40359-025-03901-8
dc.identifier.issn2050-7283
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2106-6474
dc.identifier.pmid41430634
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105026213817
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03901-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108912
dc.identifier.volume13
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001651205400001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringernature
dc.relation.ispartofBmc Psychology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectMarital attitude
dc.subjectRomantic relationship satisfaction
dc.subjectCognitive flexibility
dc.subjectYoung adulthood
dc.titleRomantic relationship satisfaction and marriage attitudes in young adults: the mediating role of cognitive flexibility
dc.typeArticle

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