The role of quality of life components with the mediation of psychological capital in reducing PTSD among earthquake victims in Kermanshah

Abstract

Background and Aim: Natural and human traumatic events have always had destructive physical, economic, social and of course psychological effects. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of quality of life components with the mediation of psychological capital in reducing post-traumatic stress disorder among earthquake victims in Kermanshah. Methods: The research method was descriptive and structural equation modeling. The statistical population of the research included all earthquake victims of the recent Kermanshah earthquake. The number of sample people was 386 people who were affected by the earthquake, who were selected according to the criteria of entering and exiting the research and being available. The research tools included Mississippi PTSD Citizenship Scale (1988), World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996) and McGee Psychological Capital Questionnaire (2011). The collected data were analyzed by structural equation modeling method and using AMOS software. Results: The results of data analysis showed that the prediction model of spiritual health based on resilience, mindfulness and personal values, taking into account the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation based on experimental data, has a favorable fit. Also, the direct and indirect effects of personal values, resilience and mindfulness on spiritual health were confirmed (p<0.05). Also, the cognitive regulation of emotion directly affects the spiritual health of artists (p<0.05). Conclusion: It can be concluded that the quality of life components were effective in reducing post-traumatic stress disorder among the earthquake victims of Kermanshah through the mediation of psychological capital.