Examining the relationship between mindfulness, family functionality and family life satisfaction in married couples

Mindfulness in interpersonal relationships has been the subject of research in recent years and is defined as being aware of oneself and others and accepting one's experiences without judgment or reactivity. Mindfulness of married individuals is associated with marital quality and satisfaction. At the same time, assuming healthy roles and responsibilities with all members of the family draws attention as a factor affecting the satisfaction of family members. In order to understand the role of these two variables in family life satisfaction, current study examined the predictive power of married couples mindfulness and family functioning on family life satisfaction. The study group of the research consisted of 497 married couples (339 women, 154 men, four gender-neutral) living in various cities of Turkey who were reached through Google Form. "Personal Information Form", "Mindfulness in Marriage Scale", "Family Life Satisfaction Scale" and " Systemic Family Functionality Scale " were used to collect the data. SPSS package program was used to analyze the data obtained. The data were analyzed using Multiple Regression Analysis. With multiple regression analysis, it was examined how much of the family life satisfaction of married couples could be explained by mindfulness in marriage and family functioning. The findings of the study reveal that marital mindfulness and family functioning were significant predictors of family life satisfaction; marital mindfulness and systemic family functioning scale scores explained 45.3% of the variance of family life satisfaction scale scores. In addition, the relative order of importance of the predictor variables on family life satisfaction scores is family functioning and mindfulness in marriage.