The mediating role of Alexitymia in the relationship between coping strategies with psychological and social capital of female-headed households: A model of structural equations

Subject Areas : Psychology

Fahime Ghashghaei ¹ , Ali Delavar ² , Javad Khalatbari ³ , Abdollah Shafiabadi ⁴

1 - PhD in Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of evaluating and measuring, Allame Tabatabaei university, Tehran,Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon Branch, Tonekabon, Mazandaran
4 - Professor, Department of Psychology, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-06-02 Accepted : 2021-09-11 Published : 2021-07-23

Keywords: psychological capital, female-headed households, :structural model, capital Social problems, Alexitymia,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of Alexitymia in the relationship between coping strategies with psychological and social capital of female-headed households.The present study was a descriptive correlational study based on structural equations.The study population was female-headed welfare in July-September2017,firstsampling was done as a relative classification of Shemiranat, Shahriarshahr,eastTehran,then sampling was done by purposeful method.The sample size according to the number of research variables was considered to be 300 people. Lutans Psychological Capital(PCQ);Bolen Social Capital(SC-IQ).Toronto Emotional Disorder(TAS).Data were analyzed using SPSS and SMARTPLS-3 software to estimate model parameters.The results showed that the model had a good fit and although the direct and indirect effects of predictor and mediator variables on property variables(coping strategy)were significant,but this relationship was not significant with all components of coping strategies.Conclusion:Direct relationship between psychological capital And social and strategies No significant boudoir confrontation The relationship between psychological capital and a significant problem-solving strategy was not identified.In addition,although the indirect relationship between psychological social capital with the mediation of emotional malaise and coping strategies was significant,but with the strategic components of emotion and social support, this relationship was not shown to be significant.Keywords:structural model, psychological capital, capital Social problems, Alexitymia, female-headed households