Predicting the psychological well-being of psychology students of Karaj Branch of Azad University based on psychological flexibility and distress tolerance

The aim of this study was to determine the predictive role of psychological flexibility and distress tolerance in the psychological well-being of psychology students of Karaj Azad University. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and correlational in nature. The population of this study was all students of the Islamic Azad University of Karaj who were studying in the academic year 1400-99, whose number was 3448. The sampling method of this study was stratified random sampling. The method of estimating the sample size was Tapakhanik and Fidel methods. 200 psychology students of Karaj Azad University, Karaj Branch were selected by stratified random sampling as the sample size. A standard questionnaire was used to collect data. Multivariate regression test was used to analyze the data. The results of multivariate regression test showed that psychological flexibility and stress tolerance can explain about 67% of the changes in psychological well-being. Psychological flexibility explains about 66% and distress tolerance about 46% of psychological well-being changes. It was concluded from the present study that psychological flexibility and distress tolerance are two variables on the basis of which psychological well-being can be predicte.