Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences International Journal of Behavioral Sciences 2322-1194 19 3 2025 11 01 The Relationship of Emotional Flexibility and Kindness with Marital Burnout: The Chain Mediating Role of "We-ness" and Couples' Flourishing 140 146 237071 10.30491/ijbs.2025.527389.2243 EN Ahmad Mazhabdar Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran 0009-0003-2246-8077 Mohammadreza Tamannaeifar Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran 0000-0003-0858-7216 Nooshin Safaeian Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran 0009-0009-5010-3968 Journal Article 2025 09 18 <strong>Introduction: </strong>The current research investigates the chain mediating role of we-ness and couple flourishing in the relationship of emotional flexibility and kindness with marital burnout.<br><strong>Method:</strong> This investigation is a correlational one conducted through structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of the married students at the University of Kashan. Based on Soper's formula, 297 participants were selected using convenience sampling. They completed the Emotional Flexibility Scale, Marital Burnout Measure, We-ness Scale, and Flourishing Scale. The data analysis was performed with the SPSS-28 and AMOS-28 software.<br><strong>Results:</strong> The results of the analysis revealed that the correlations of emotional flexibility, kindness, we-ness, and flourishing with marital burnout were negative and significant. Also, the correlation of emotional flexibility and kindness with we-ness and that of we-ness with flourishing were positive and significant (p < .01). Furthermore, the indirect effects of emotional flexibility and kindness on marital burnout, mediated by we-ness and flourishing, were negative and significant (p < .001).<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Emotional flexibility and kindness, as personality strengths, can efficiently contribute to the prevention of marital burnout by enhancing we-ness and couple flourishing.<br>  https://www.behavsci.ir/article_237071_dff73e9dc448bcb8d00daa836268880b.pdf