The mediating role of psychological hardiness in the relationship between spiritual well-being and religious commitment with the vitality in people with substance abuse disorder

Introduction: Psychological hardiness plays a significant role in coping with problems and disasters. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of psychological hardiness in the relationship between spiritual well-being and religious commitment with vitality feeling in people with substance abuse disorder. Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of this study consisted of all people with substance abuse disorder who were referred to addiction clinics in Mashhad during May-July 2016. According to Morgan table, 225 people with substance abuse disorders were selected by convenient sampling method. They responded to the questionnaires of Desi and Ryan vitality, Janbozorgi religious commitment, Paloutzian and Ellison's spiritual well-being, and Kubasa's psychological hardiness. The data were analyzed by correlation and path analysis methods using Amos and SPSS software. Results: The findings showed that psychological hardiness plays a significant mediating role in the relationship between spiritual well-being and religious commitment with feeling of vitality in people with substance abuse disorder. Also, there is a significant positive relationship between spiritual well-being and religious commitment with feeling of vitality in these people. Conclusion: According to the results, it seems that psychological hardiness has a mediating role in the relationship between spiritual well-being and religious commitment with the feeling of vitality in people with substance abuse disorder

The mediating role of psychological hardiness in the relationship between spiritual well-being and religious commitment with the vitality in people with substance abuse disorder Keywords:

Psychological hardiness , Religious commitment , Spiritual well-being , Substance abuse disorder , Vitality