prediction of psychological well-being based on marital intimacy, resilience, and mental health of couples in tehran

Background: psychological well-being in couples can improve marital affairs and the mental health of the couples. objectives: the purpose of this study was to predict psychological well-being based on marital intimacy, resiliency, and the mental health of couples. materials and methods: this descriptive-correlational study was conducted on 150 couples referring to the counseling centers in districts 1 and 2 of tehran between feb and may 2019 selected by the convenience sampling. the subjects were tested using the psychological well-being scale, resilience scale, general health questionnaire, and marital intimacy. data were analyzed by the pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis using spss v. 22 software. results: the results showed a positive correlation between psychological well-being and marital intimacy (r= 0.47, p<0.0001), whereas there was a negative correlation between psychological well-being and the mental health components (p<0.0001). also, the results of the regression model showed that marital intimacy, resilience, and mental health were able to predict psychological well-being (p<0.0001). conclusion: it can be concluded that by increasing the components of psychological well-being, marital intimacy and resilience increase, whereas by an increase in psychological well-being, mental health problems decrease.