Ameneh Sepehrian; Babollah Bakhshipour joybari
Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this study was to predict marital satisfaction based on health anxiety and self-efficacy withthe mediation role of mindfulness in women with multiple sclerosis.
Method: The present research method was descriptive-correlational using structural equation modeling (pathanalysis). ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to predict marital satisfaction based on health anxiety and self-efficacy withthe mediation role of mindfulness in women with multiple sclerosis.
Method: The present research method was descriptive-correlational using structural equation modeling (pathanalysis). The statistical population included 14899 married women with diplomas and higher education who weremembers of the Tehran MS Association in 2021. Using the Cochran formula, 342 women were selected as researchsamples through convenience sampling. All participants responded to four questionnaires, including Olson et al.’sMarital Satisfaction, Salkovskis et al.’s Health Anxiety, Schwarzer and Jerusalem’s Self-efficacy, and Baer et al.’sMindfulness questionnaires.
Results: The results showed the direct effect of marital satisfaction through self-efficacy and health anxiety wassignificant (P<0/05). Also, the indirect effect of marital satisfaction through mindfulness was significant (P<0/05).
Conclusion: According to the results, mindfulness plays a mediating role in the relationship between health anxiety,self-efficacy, and marital satisfaction.
