Predicting Psychological Wellbeing of Women with Hypertension Based on Perceived Stress with Mediating Role Cognitive Emotional Regulation

Abstract

Introduction: People with hypertension, usually have high stress. For this reason, reduce their psychological wellbeing. According to emotional regulation strategies, differ the effect of stress on psychological wellbeing. Present study aimed to predict psychological wellbeing of women with hypertension based on Perceived stress with mediating role cognitive emotional regulation.

Methods: Methodology was correlation. Population was women with hypertension (equal or upper>140/90) referring to health center of Aran and Bidgol in Kashan in 2018. 120 participants selected by simple random sampling and completed questionnaires of Ryff, s (1980) psychological wellbeing, Cohen, s (1983) Perceived stress and Garenfeski, et al, s (2001) cognitive emotional regulation. Data were analyzed by tests of Pearson’s correlation and hierarchy regression.

Results: There is a negative and significant relationship between Perceived stress, negative strategies of emotional regulation and psychological wellbeing and a positive and significant relationship between positive strategies of emotional regulation and psychological wellbeing (P<0.01). The results of hierarchy regression showed that positive and negative strategies of emotional regulation partially and significantly mediate on the relationship between Perceived stress and psychological wellbeing (P<0.01).

Conclusion: Positive and negative strategies of emotional regulation effect the role of Perceived stress on psychological wellbeing of women with hypertension, but this effect isn't complete. In order to promote psychological wellbeing of women with hypertension, it may be useful to pay attention to Perceived stress and encourage women with hypertension to use positive strategies of emotional regulation.