Predictive model of psychological well-being based on resilience considering the mediating role of perceived stress

Abstract

Background: Psychological well-being has been widely defined as the feeling of happiness and lack of stress in life, and numerous studies have been conducted regarding predictive models of psychological well-being based on resilience, but the mediating role of perceived stress on this process has not been examined. Aims: The present study aimed to determine the fit of predictive model of psychological well-being based on resilience considering the mediating role of perceived stress in university students. Method: The research method was descriptive-correlational and of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population was all undergraduate students who were studying at Tehran universities during the academic year 2017-2018. A total of 382 university students were selected using multistage random sampling. The research instruments included the Conor-Davidson Resilience Questionnaire (2003), Reif's Psychological Well-being Questionnaire (1989), and Cohen's Perceived Stress Questionnaire (1983). For data analysis, structural equation modeling was used. Results: The results showed that the fit indices of the research model were acceptable. Conclusions: The resilience variable had both direct and indirect effects on psychological well-being (through perceived stress) (p<0/05).

Keywords

• psychological well-being
• resilience
• perceived stress