Predicting Married Women’s Mental Health based on Quality of Life Components

Women's mental health can overshadow theirs other responsibilities; therefore, examining the role of influential factors in mental health has been considered a matter of importance. The present study aimed to investigate the role of emotional components of quality of life in predicting the mental health of married women. This study was descriptive-correlational. In this regard, ۲۴۰ individuals from the married women community of Shiraz were purposefully selected and surveyed in cyberspace using the SF-۳۶ Quality of Life Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire – ۲۸ (GHQ-۲۸). To analyze the data, multiple regression analysis (enter model) was employed. Data analysis revealed that emotional components of quality of life have a significant relationship with mental health (p< ۰.۰۱). Multiple regression analysis showed that the components of energy/fatigue, emotional well-being, and social functioning play a positive role in predicting the mental health of married women; moreover, the component of role dysfunction plays a negative part due to lack of emotional health. According to the findings of the present study, it could be concluded that the emotional well-being, happiness, and vitality of married women can play an important role in their mental health.

Keywords:

Emotional well-being , Married women , mental health , Quality of Life , social functioning