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KMID : 0608020130210020203
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Korean Journal of Family Therapy
2013 Volume.21 No. 2 p.203 ~ p.229
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Exploring the Relationships Among Mindfulness, Congruence, and Marital Intimacy
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Kim Seung-OK
Chung Hye-Jeong
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Abstract
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The researchers examined the relationships among mindfulness (a core concept of Buddhism), congruence (a core concept of Satir’s growth model), and marital intimacy. Methods: Data were collected from 266 married men and women using a self-report questionnaire. Marital intimacy was defined as the degree of closeness between spouses, measured in terms of cognitive, emotional, and sexual intimacy. The mindfulness scale measured four dimensions?nonjudgmental acceptance, awareness of the present, concentration, and decentered attention. The congruence scale measured intrapsychic, interpersonal, and spiritual dimensions. Results: The results showed that all four dimensions of mindfulness were positively associated with all three dimensions of congruence and all three dimensions of marital intimacy. The dimensions of congruence were also found to be positively related to marital intimacy. Further analysis revealed that after controlling for the effects of gender, age, and education level, the spiritual dimension of congruence and the concentration dimension of mindfulness significantly influenced marital intimacy. In addition, congruence mediated the effect of mindfulness on marital intimacy. Conclusions: The findings suggest that increased mindfulness and congruence can improve marital intimacy. Implications for the contexts of education and counseling were discussed.
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KEYWORD
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mindfulness, congruence, marital intimacy
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