Prediction of Marital Satisfaction Based on Health Anxiety and Self-Efficacy with the Mediation of Mindfulness in Women with Multiple Sclerosis

Objective: The purpose of this study was to predict marital satisfaction based on health anxiety and self-efficacy with the mediation role of mindfulness in women with multiple sclerosis. Method: The present research method was descriptive-correlational using the structural equation modeling method (path analysis). The statistical population included ۱۴۸۹۹ married women with diplomas and higher education who Was member of Tehran MS Association in ۲۰۲۱. Using the Cochran formula, ۳۴۲ women were selected as research samples through the convenience sampling method. All participants responded to four questionnaires including Olson et al.’s Marital Satisfaction, Salkovskis et al.’s Health Anxiety, Schwarzer and Jerusalem’s Self-efficacy, and Baer et al.’s Mindfulness questionnaires.Results: The results showed the direct effect of marital satisfaction through self-efficacy and health anxiety was significant (P<۰/۰۵). Also, the indirect effect of marital satisfaction through mindfulness was significant (P<۰/۰۵). Conclusion: According to the results, mindfulness plays a mediating role in the relationship between health anxiety, self-efficacy, and marital satisfaction.ugh mindfulness was significant. Conclusion: According to the results, mindfulness plays a mediating role in the relationship between health anxiety, self-efficacy, and marital satisfaction.

Keywords:

marital satisfaction , health anxiety , Self-efficacy , Mindfulness , Multiple Sclerosis