The Path Analysis Model of Relations between Alexithymia, Family Function, and Quality of Life among High School Students of Tehran

The aim of this study was to investigate the path analysis model of relations between Alexithymia، family function، and quality of life among high school students of Tehran. The research method was descriptive from causal non-experimental type. The research population included all students of Tehran and of this population 384 subjects were selected by simple cluster sampling method. To gather the data، Alexithymia Toronto Scale، Family Functions Questionnaire، and World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale were used. The data was analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics using mean، standard deviation، multivariate regression، and path analysis. The results showed that family function and alexithymia could predict the students’ quality of life. Likewise، good fit indices in path analysis model showed that Alexithymia had a mediator role in the relationship between family function and quality of life. Therefore، it could be concluded that family function had a main role in generating the Alexithymia in students and that Alexithymia could be an important factor in decreasing the quality of life.