Predicting the quality of life of female-headed households based on cognitive capital and perceived social support with the mediating role of coping styles

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to predict the quality of life of women heads of households based on psychological capital and perceived social support with the mediating role of coping styles. The design of the current research is descriptive of the correlation type. The statistical population of the present study included all women heads of households under welfare support and the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee in 2020, and 168 people were selected as a statistical sample using the available sampling method. The data collection tool was Montazeri et al.'s quality of life questionnaire (2005), Latens et al.'s (2007) psychological capital, and Zimmet et al.'s (1988) perceived social support scale. The results of the path analysis indicated the significance of the direct path between social support and the components of hope and resilience with quality of life. Also, the results indicated the significance of the role of problem-oriented stress coping style in the relationship between hope, resilience, and social support with quality of life. However, the indirect path of self-efficacy and optimism to quality of life with the mediation of problem-oriented stress coping style and also all the indirect paths of psychological capital (self-efficacy, hope, resilience, and optimism) and social support to quality of life with the mediation of emotion-oriented stress coping style were not significant.