Structural Model Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Women with Pre-Menstrual Syndrome Based on Psychological Capital: Mediating Role of Marital Satisfaction

 Pproviding physical and mental health for women is one of the important factors in the stability of family and society. In this regard, one of the psychosomatic issues is premenstrual syndrome. This research was conducted to investigate the structural pattern of cognitive emotion regulation based on psychological capital with the mediating role of marital satisfaction in women with premenstrual syndrome.

 The current research was of a correlational design using structural equations. The statistical population included all women with premenstrual syndrome, who visited the family planning midwifery clinic in Kermanshah in 2018-2019. Three hundred and eighty women were selected by the convenience sampling method. The research tools included Grenfsky's emotional regulation questionnaire, Luthans' psychological capital, and Inrich's marital satisfaction questionnaires. Data were analysed by Spearman's correlation method by SPSS-21 and LISREL software.

 The results of this study showed that there is a significant direct relationship between cognitive-emotional regulation strategies and psychological capital (GFI=0.92; AGFI=0.88; RMSEA=0.052) as well as psychological capital directly and indirectly through the mediation of marital satisfaction (GFI=0.92; AGFI=0.88; RMSEA=0.052) and (RMSEA=0.062) can Predict the cognitive regulation of emotion.

 It can be said that psychological capital along with marital satisfaction can play an important role in the cognitive regulation of emotions in women with PMS. Therefore, by increasing psychological capital and marital satisfaction, it is possible to help improve emotional regulation in women with premenstrual syndrome