The Intermediary Role of Couple Trust in Linking Self-Acceptance to Marital Happiness within the Rote Tribe Community

Аннотация

This study investigates the intricate relationship between self-acceptance, couple trust, and COPYRIGHT © 2025 Original content from this work may be used under the terms marital happiness among individuals within the Rote of the creative commons attributes 4.0 License. Tribe community. Drawing upon psychological theories of well-being and relational dynamics, this research posits that self-acceptance positively influences marital happiness, and that this relationship is mediated by the level of trust between spouses. Utilizing a quantitative, correlational design, data were collected from a representative sample of married individuals in the Rote Tribe. The findings reveal a significant positive correlation between self-acceptance and marital happiness, and crucially, confirm that couple trust plays a significant intermediary role in this association. Higher self-acceptance is linked to greater trust within the marital relationship, which, in turn, contributes to enhanced marital happiness. These results underscore the profound importance of both intra-personal (self- acceptance) and inter-personal (trust) factors in fostering marital well-being, particularly within specific cultural contexts such as the Rote Tribe, where traditional practices like belis may influence marital dynamics. The study offers valuable implications for pre- marital counseling, marital therapy, and community- based interventions aimed at promoting healthier and happier marital relationships. Keywords: Self-acceptance, couple trust.