Predicting Emotion Regulation and Coping Strategies Based on Psychological Toughness in Women heads of Households
Subject Areas : general PsychologySHahnaz Mozahab 1 , Zohreh Sayyadpoor 2
1 - Master of Family Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Email: z_sayadpour@azad.ac.ir
Keywords: emotion regulation, coping strategies, psychological toughness, female-headed households,
Abstract :
Abstract: Introduction: Considering the special conditions of female heads of households and the need for research in this regard, the purpose of this study was to predict emotional regulation and coping strategies based on psychological toughness in female heads of households. Research method: The research is descriptive and analytical. The research samples were selected among the women heads of households under the support of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee in Varamin city in the number of 180 people using the available sampling method, and they used the questionnaires of psychological toughness of Kobasa (1989), cognitive regulation of emotion by Garnevsky, Kraij, and Spinhaven (2002) and coping strategies of Lazarus and Folkman (1984) answered. Pearson correlation and SPSS 24 univariate regression were used for data analysis. Findings: The results showed that among the components of emotional regulation, there is a direct relationship between psychological toughness and re-attention to planning, acceptance and positive re-attention, and significant at 0.01 level, and with blaming others, catastrophic thinking. , mental rumination and self-blame, the relationship is negative and significant at 0.01 level. Also, the correlation between psychological toughness with problem-oriented strategies was positive and significant at 0.01 level, and negative with emotion-oriented strategies. The results of the regression analysis showed that psychological toughness can include the components of acceptance, renewed attention to planning and positive renewed attention, mental rumination, blaming oneself, blaming others, and catastrophic thinking, as well as problem-oriented and emotion-oriented strategies. to predict Conclusion: According to the findings, the more psychological toughness people have, the more emotional regulation they will have and the more effective coping strategies they will have.
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