Predictive model of psychological well-being based on resilience considering the mediating role of perceived stress

Psychological well-being has been widely defined as the feeling of happiness and lack of stress in life, and numerous studies have been conducted regarding predictive models of psychological well-being based on resilience, but the mediating role of perceived stress on this process has not been examined.

  The present study aimed to determine the fit of predictive model of psychological well-being based on resilience considering the mediating role of perceived stress in university students.

The research method was descriptive-correlational and of structural equation modeling type. The statistical population was all undergraduate students who were studying at  Tehran universities during the academic year 2017-2018. A total of 382 university students were selected using multistage random sampling. The research instruments included the Conor-Davidson Resilience Questionnaire (2003), Reif's Psychological Well-being Questionnaire (1989), and Cohen's Perceived Stress Questionnaire (1983). For data analysis, structural equation modeling was used.

The results showed that the fit indices of the research model were acceptable. 

  The resilience variable had both direct and indirect effects on psychological well-being (through perceived stress) (p<0/05).