Peran Gaya Resolusi Konflik sebagai Mediator Antara Adult Attachment Style dan Syukur terhadap Kepuasan Pernikahan

Abstract

Marital satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality of the spousal relationship and is associated with various psychological factors, including gratitude, adult attachment style, and conflict resolution styles. This study aimed to examine the predictive relationships of gratitude, attachment anxiety, and attachment avoidance with marital satisfaction and to test indirect effects through conflict resolution styles. A quantitative correlational cross-sectional design was employed. The sample consisted of 243 married individuals residing in West Java, recruited using convenience sampling. The instruments included the ENRICH Marital Satisfaction Scale (EMS), Islamic Gratitude Scale (IGS-10), Experiences in Close Relationships–Short Form (ECR-S), and Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory (CRSI). Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression and Hayes’ PROCESS Macro Model 4 with 5,000 bootstrap samples and heteroscedasticity-consistent standard errors (HC3). The results showed that gratitude had a positive predictive relationship with marital satisfaction, whereas attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance had negative predictive relationships. Gratitude was positively associated with positive problem solving and compliance and negatively associated with conflict engagement. Attachment anxiety was positively associated with withdrawal, conflict engagement, and compliance, whereas attachment avoidance was positively associated with withdrawal. Conflict resolution styles were jointly significantly related to marital satisfaction; positive problem solving was positively related, whereas withdrawal and conflict engagement were negatively related. The indirect-effect analysis showed that only positive problem solving significantly mediated the relationship between gratitude and marital satisfaction. Withdrawal mediated the relationships of both attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance with marital satisfaction, while the direct relationships of both attachment dimensions with marital satisfaction remained significant. These findings indicate different relational mechanisms linking gratitude and attachment insecurity to marital satisfaction. Given the cross-sectional design, the findings are interpreted as patterns of association within the sample and do not establish causal relationships or support generalization to all married individuals in West Java.