The Mediating Role of Subjective-Wellbeing in Terms of Perceived Stress and Hypertension

Hypertension is a psycho-physiological problem. There are several biological and psychological factors that affect the incidence and severity of hypertension. The present study was aimed to investigate the mediating role of subjective-wellbeing in terms of perceived stress and hypertension.
In this descriptive-correlated study, the study population included over-45-adult patients with hypertension who referred to health centers in Tehran. Through convenience sampling 298 persons (121 male and 177 female) were selected as samples of the study. Perceived stress scale questionnaire and subjective well-being questionnaire were used to gather the data. To analyze the data Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used.
There was a significant and negative correlation between subjective well-being and hypertension (p People with high blood pressure have high perceived stress and subjective well-being contributes to the control of hypertension.