The Relationship Between Sense of Coherence and Job Performance With Intermediation Strategies of Coping with Stress and Mental Health

Subject Areas : Psychological Models and Methods

P. احتشام زاده ¹ , R. صبری نظرزاده ² , M. معمارباشی ‌اول ³

1 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد اهواز، استادیار گروه روانشناسی، اهواز، ایران
2 - دانشگاه فردوسی، گروه روانشناسی، مشهد، ایران
3 - دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد کاشمر، مدرس گروه روانشناسی، کاشمر، ایران

Received: 2014-04-28 Accepted : 2014-04-28 Published : 2013-11-22

Keywords: Mental Health, job performance, Sense of Coherence, Coping Strategies,

Abstract :

This study intended to investigate the relationship between sense of coherence and job performance with mediating strategies of coping with stress and general health. This is an applied and correlational research with  random sampling method, sense of coherence scale (2006), Paterson Job Performance Scale (1922). Blingz’s Coping with Stress Scale (1981) and Goldberg’s Mental Health (1979) questionnaires were distributed. The research participants were 349 employees of Islamic Azad University Ahvaz Branch during 2010. Path analysis was utilized to analyze the data. investigating the relationship between sense of coherence and job performance with mediating strategies of coping with stress and mental health indicated that sense of coherence not only directly linked job performance, but  it also indicated sense of coherence linked job performance by emotion-center coping strategy, problem-center coping strategy and general health. Sense of coherence can be influenced by impressments on strategies of coping with stress (emotion-center and problem-center coping strategies) and general health.