The Purpose of Determining Prediction of Quality of Life Based on the Feeling of Psychological Coherence and Tolerance of Distress in Students

The study aimed to predict the quality of life based on psychological coherence and distress tolerance among undergraduate students at Tehran University of Science and Research, using a descriptive and correlational approach. The study aimed to predict the quality of life based on psychological coherence and distress tolerance among undergraduate students at Tehran University of Science and Research, using a descriptive and correlational approach. The statistical population consisted of randomly selected students.  Information was gathered through the administration of three psychological coherence questionnaires, each containing ۲۹ items, developed by Antonovsky (۱۹۹۳), the World Health Organization's quality of life questionnaire, which contains ۲۴ items and Simmons and Gaher's (۲۰۰۵) distress tolerance scale that contains ۱۵ items. The validity of the questionnaires' content and structure was established through their administration to a group of participants, whilst their reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, reporting values of (۰.۷۴۲), (۰.۸۶۴) and (۰.۷۲۵). Data analysis involved the use of descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, in addition to inferential statistics including Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression. The findings indicated that among the variables examined in the regression, the feeling of psychological coherence was the primary factor affecting the quality of life in the first step, while in the second step, along with psychological coherence, distress tolerance also contributed significantly. Following step-by-step regression analysis, a significant relationship between the feeling of psychological coherence, tolerance of distress, and quality of life was found. The Coefficient of sense of psychological coherence explains ۳۴.۲% of the variance of quality of life in the first step, while in the second step, the dimensions of sense of psychological coherence and distress tolerance explain ۳۵.۷% of the variance of quality of life.

کلیدواژه ها:

Quality of Life ، Sense of Psychological Coherence ، Distress tolerance ، Students