@ARTICLE{Mahmoodi, author = {Hoseiny, M and Mahmoodi, A and Maredpour, A and }, title = {Survey Relationship of Psychological Capital with Marital Intimacy of Married Students the Mediating Role of Social Welfare}, volume = {24}, number = {3}, abstract ={Background & aim: Psychological capital and social well-being are two psychosocial variables that can affect couples' relationships. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of social welfare in the relationship between psychological capital and marital intimacy of married students. Methods: This study was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of this study consisted of married male and female students of universities of Gachsaran city who were studying in 2017-2018. According to Krejcie and Morgan table, 398 people were selected as available sample. Marital intimacy, subjective well-being, and psychological capital were used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using path analysis. Results: The findings of this study showed that the psychological capital and its components(self-efficacy and hope) on the main causative variable of intimacy had a positive and direct effect. The total score of psychological capital and one of its components (self-efficacy) had a positive and significant effect on the dependent variable of social welfare. Correspondingly, the direct effect of social welfare on intimacy (t = 8.9) was significant at 0.01 level. 29.9 The variance of intimacy was explained through the components of psychological capital (self-efficacy and hope) and social well-being. In general, the effect of psychological capital through social welfare intermediation was significant on marital affiliativity. Conclusion: The research model, which is in line with other studies, had a mediating role for social welfare among the marital students in terms of psychological capital and marital intimacy. So that psychological capital could indirectly influence marital intimacy by increasing social well-being }, URL = {http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-2332-en.html}, eprint = {http://armaghanj.yums.ac.ir/article-1-2332-en.pdf}, journal = {Armaghane Danesh}, doi = {10.52547/armaghanj.24.3.388}, year = {2019} }