Document Type : Research Paper
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Department of psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish island, Iran.
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Professor of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Roudehen branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran.
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Assistant Professor and Faculty Member of Psychology, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran
Abstract
Background and purpose: Physical diseases such as multiple sclerosis cause psychological and physical damages in the patients. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the purpose of investigating the role of life style on the mental wellbeing with the mediation role of health hardiness in the women with multiple sclerosis.
Methodology: It was a descriptive study in correlational and structural equations type. The statistical population included all the women with MS who referred to specialized clinics in the city of Tehran in 2019, sixty of whom were selected via available sampling method as the research sample. The data collection instruments included life style questionnaire (La’li et.al, 1991), health hardiness inventory (Gebhardet, Vander Doef, Paul, 2001), and mental wellbeing (Keyes, Magyar-Moe, 2003). The data analysis from this study was conducted through structural equations modeling method.
Findings: The results of investigating the direct effects of research variables showed that the life style had significant direct effect on the mental wellbeing, mental wellbeing had significant direct effect on the health hardiness and health hardiness had significant direct effect on the mental wellbeing (P<0.05). Moreover, the mediating role of health hardiness was confirmed in the relationship between the life style and mental wellbeing in the patient with MS.
Conclusion: according to the results of the study, paying more attention to the role of life style and psychological factors such as health hardiness in order to increase mental wellbeing of the patients with MS is suggested.
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