University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Preventive Counseling 2783-1825 2 3 2021 10 01 Preliminary Analysis of Psychometric Properties of Speech Anxiety Thoughts Inventory (SATI) 1 12 1495 EN Ali Rezaei Sharif Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran Husein Taqavi Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran Sevda Barqi M. A. in General Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran. Journal Article 2022 01 31 This study aimed to evaluate causal explanation of the relationship between emotional expression and marital maladjustment based on the mediating role of empathy among divorce stage couples. This research conducted through a descriptive method and the study design was correlation in the form of path analysis. The statistical population consisted all couples applied for divorce (aged 30-50) who referred to the counseling centers of the Judiciary in Tehran during 2020-2021. The sample size determined 396 cases and selected through convenience sampling method. In order to collect the information, standard questionnaires of marital maladjustment, couple empathy, and emotional expression were used. Data's analyzed in the SPSS 21 and AMOS 24 software's. Data analysis showed the model fit of emotional expression relationship with marital maladjustment by mediated role of couple's empathy. The model explained about 34% of the variance of marital maladjustment in divorce applicants. Based on these findings, it can be said that the relationship between marital maladjustment and emotional expression is not a direct relationship and factors such as marital empathy can strengthen or weaken this relationship, so in trainings related to emotional expression, it is suggested to consider these variables. https://jpc.uma.ac.ir/article_1495_ef55ecfa477b0c2b59440ba29e165b8c.pdf