The Relationship between Marital Satisfaction and Perceived Social Support with life Satisfaction in Married Women: Investigating the Moderating Role of Occupation and Perceived Socioeconomic Status

The purpose of the current research was the study the relationship between marital satisfaction and perceived social support of spouse with life satisfaction in married women with the moderating role of the occupation and perceived socioeconomic status. This cross-sectional research was descriptive-correlational with the approach of structural equation modelling. The study society included married women of Urmia, 452 people were selected in a non-random purposive sampling method. To gather data, demographic, Diener life satisfaction (1985), Kansas marital satisfaction (1983), and Zimet et al (1988) multidimensional scale of perceived social support were used in an online form. Data was analysed through structural equation modelling and by smart PLS software. The results revealed a significant direct effect of marital satisfaction (β=0.588, t=12.734), perceived social support of spouse (β=0.179, t=2.449) and perceived socioeconomic status (β=0.199, t=5.158) on life satisfaction, and also, a significant moderating role of the perceived socio-economic status in the path of the perceived social support of spouse and life satisfaction (β= 0.153, t=2.336). Generally, the fit indices of the whole model were appropriate (GOF=0.599). Thus, it could be concluded that improving these already mentioned variables could play a role in improving married women's life satisfaction. This could offer some strategies for being taught in the training courses aimed at enhancing married women's life satisfaction, implemented by family consultants.