Explaining Afflicted stress, depression and anxiety by psychoanalytic and meaning of life.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of stress, depression and anxiety (mental health) by neuroticism and meaning of life. For this purpose, 150 male and female students (60 male, 90 female) from Tehran University were selected using available sampling method. The questionnaire was a questionnaire for Depression, anxiety, stress (DASS), Eysenck's neuroticism, meaning in Life (MLQ) and. Results were analyzed using structural modeling method. Findings of the research indicated that meaning in life had a positive and significant relationship with mental health (negative and significant relationship with stress, depression and anxiety ) and neuroticism had a negative and significant relationship with mental health( positive and significant relationship with stress, depression and anxiety ). Therefore, people who have high scores in neuroticism are more likely to develop depression, stress, and anxiety. Also, meaning in life reduces the risk of depression, stress and anxiety.