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The Influence of Family-of-Origin Relationship Patterns on Marital Stability in Married Christian Women: Moderated Mediation Effect of Conflict Coping Style by Spiritual Maturity

  • Journal of Counseling and Gospel
  • Abbr : Jocag
  • 2026, 34(1), pp.35~71
  • DOI : 10.17841/jocag.2026.34.1.35
  • Publisher : Korean Evangelical Counseling Society
  • Research Area : Humanities > Christian Theology > Pastoral Counseling
  • Received : January 29, 2026
  • Accepted : March 11, 2026
  • Published : March 30, 2026

Moon, Esther 1 Paik, Sun Ah 2

1아가페CBT센터
2서울한영대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study aimed to examine the mediating effect of conflict coping styles on the relationship between family-of-origin relational patterns and marital stability among married Christian women, as well as the moderated mediating effect of spiritual maturity. The participants were 330 married Christian women, and the data were analyzed using SPSS 26.0 and the PROCESS macro 4.2. The results indicated that family-of-origin relational patterns did not have a direct significant effect on marital stability; however, when conflict coping styles were included as a mediator, a significant full mediating effect was found. Spiritual maturity significantly moderated the relationships between family-of-origin relational patterns and most subfactors of conflict coping styles, except for avoidance. Furthermore, the mediating effect of conflict coping styles on the relationship between family-of-origin relational patterns and marital stability was significantly moderated by spiritual maturity. These findings suggest that the way married Christian women cope with conflict plays a crucial role in marital stability, and that spiritual maturity can regulate rational coping as well as negative emotional and behavioral expressions in conflict situations.

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