Prediction of psychological well-being through components of self-efficacy, psychological hardiness & perceived social support

Subject Areas : Thoughts and Behavior in Clinical Psychology

Mohamad Reza Najd ¹ , Mohamad Reza Mosahebi ² , Hamid Atashpour ³

1 - دپارتمان روان شناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خوراسگان، اصفهان، ایران
2 - دپارتمان روان شناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خوراسگان، اصفهان، ایران
3 - دپارتمان روان شناسی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد خوراسگان، اصفهان، ایران

Received: 2014-10-09 Accepted : 2014-10-09 Published : 2014-12-22

Keywords: psychological wellbeing, Self -efficacy, Psychological hardiness, Perceived Social Support,

Abstract :

Psychological well-being includes the receipt by a person to a degree of coordination between certain and outlined objectives with performance outcomes that can be obtained in the process of continuous assessment and it leads to inner satisfaction and relative stability in the sequence of life. The aim of this research was to predict psychological well-being among male students through the elements of self-efficacy and psychological hardiness and perceived social support. For this purpose, in a descriptive study, based on regression 300 male students were selected in the form of multi-stage cluster sampling from schools of Isfahan city. They were tested in terms of self-efficacy, hardiness, perceived social support and psychological well-being. Results of stepwise regression analysis indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between self-efficacy, perceived social support and psychological hardiness and psychological wellbeing and predictor variables, can predict changes in psychological well-being among male students. Based on these data, individuals who have high self-efficacy, psychological hardiness and perceived social support have higher psychological well-being.