The Mediating Role of Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Between Psychological Resilience and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Married Couples Within the Scope of Dyadic Approach

The psychological resilience (PR) of married couples can be affected by the emotional state of the couple. From this perspective, the aim of the present research is to examine the intervening influence of difficulties in emotion regulation (DERs) on the correlation between PR and intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is under review. For this purpose, we used the actor–partner interdependence mediation model (APIMeM) based on the data collected from 267 heterosexual married couples ( N = 534). The average age of women participating in the study was 33.52 ( SD = 8.90), while that of male participants was 36.39 (SD = 9.88). In descriptive statistics, the correlation between all variables is significant at p < .001 and p < .01. According to the findings, the actor effects in the relationships between IU, DERs, and PR were found to be meaningful for both male and female respondents. Regarding the partner effects, it was found that the IU experienced by each partner predicted their PR through the other partner’s DERs. That is to say, male partners’ DERs mediate the association between female partners’ IU and PR. Likewise, women’s DERs were identified as a mediator of the relationship between men’s IU and PR. Consequently, it is anticipated that if individuals experiencing IU possess heightened emotion dysregulation (both in themselves and in their partners), there will be a decrease in the overall PR of both partners. These findings are also significant from a structural family counseling perspective. It may be advisable to consider the partner effects of variables in couples therapy.