Prediction of the Psychological Well-Being of the Wives of the Military Personnel Based on Metacognitive Beliefs and Emotion Regulation Strategies

The families whose heads serve in military occupations are highly important due to the special sensitivities and special risks of military occupations. Hence, the present study aims at investigating the role of metacognitive beliefs and emotion regulation strategies in the psychological well-being of the wives of military personnel.
The present study is based on a retrospective prediction design, and the Wells & Cartwright Metacognitive Beliefs Questionnaires, the Garnefski Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and the Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being were utilized to collect the required data. The obtained data from 99 subjects, selected through the cluster sampling method, were analyzed using simultaneous regression analysis.
The results showed that positive beliefs about anxiety, confidence in memory, positive refocusing, and catastrophic state can predict the psychological well-being of the wives of military personnel.
In dealing with negative events, the more the wives of military personnel exaggerate such events and consider them as disaster, and the less confidence they have in their memory and imagine that they can get problems under control by being more concerned about them, the less well-being and psychological health they will enjoy. However, focusing on positive affairs in dealing with worrying issues will enhance their psychological well-being.