نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 گروه روانشناسی، واحد نیشابور، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، نیشابور، ایران
2 گروه روان شناسی، واحد نیشابور، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، نیشابور، ایران.
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
Introduction: Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is characterized by chronic, persistent, and excessive worry and anxiety. Individuals with GAD often find it difficult to control their worries and may experience symptoms such as fatigue, muscle tension, restlessness, difficulty concentrating, irritability, and disturbed sleep. This disorder is common and can be debilitating, influenced by various factors. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate the roles of spiritual distress and spiritual coping as mediators in the relationship between stressful life events and GAD.
Method: This research was a fundamental, quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive correlational study. The statistical population consisted of undergraduate students from the Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur branch, during the academic year 2023-2024. The sample involved 308 undergraduate students selected from from three faculties: Humanities, Medical Sciences, and Engineering. Data were gathered using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), the Stressful Life Events Questionnaire (SLEQ), the Spiritual Distress Scale (SDS), and the Spiritual Coping Questionnaire (SCQ). The data collected were analyzed using SPSS version 26 and LISREL version 8.8, employing the path analysis method.
Result: The average age of the participants was 20.99. The results showed that there is a positive correlation between stressful life events, spiritual distress, negative spiritual coping, and generalized anxiety disorder (P< 0.05). The model of the mediating role of spiritual distress and spiritual coping in the relationship between stressful life events and generalized anxiety disorder has a good fit (CFI= 0.95, NFI= 0.95, NNFI= 0.95, IFI= 0.95, RMSEA= 0.078). The indirect effect of stressful life events with the mediation of spiritual distress and negative spiritual coping on generalized anxiety disorder is significant (p< 0.05).
Discussion and conclusion: The research results show the importance of spiritual distress and spiritual coping in the relationship between stressful life events and generalized anxiety disorder in students. Paying attention to these factors in the field of psychopathology and formulating prevention and intervention programs about them can be useful.
کلیدواژهها [English]
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