Approach of Structural Equation Model in Clarifying the Relationship between Social Problem Solving and Psychological Disorder

There is a link between deficit of social problem solving and psychological disorder. The research purpose is to clarify the relationship between social problem solving variables and psychological disorder with regard to employing the structural equation model; therefore, 341 individuals (113 males and 228 females) were selected from Islamic Azad University, Astara branch, using multi-stage sampling and were tested with regard to social problem solving and psychological disorder. Results which were analyzed employing the structural equation model indicated that the research model is properly fit with the data, furthermore, non-adaptive factor has a positive, direct effect on psychological disorder; whereas, the effect of adaptive problem solving on psychological disorder is not significant. Overall, non-adaptive problem solving is more effective in clarifying the psychological disorder in comparison with adaptive problem solving.