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Shahbazi M, Mosavi A S, Karayee A. Modeling of Mediating Role of Pleasurable Experiences in the Relationship of Family Functioning with Depression and Life Satisfaction of 18 to 25 Years Old Young People Living in Shiraz City, Iran. MEJDS 2025; 15 (0) :73-73
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Modeling of Mediating Role of Pleasurable Experiences in the Relationship of Family Functioning with Depression and Life Satisfaction of 18 to 25 Years Old Young People Living in Shiraz City, Iran
Masoud Shahbazi *1 , Ameneh Sadat Mosavi2 , Amin Karayee3
1- Assistant Professor of Counseling Department, Islamic Azad University, Masjid Sulaiman Branch, Masjid Sulaiman, Iran
2- PhD Student in Counseling, Department of Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz branch, Ahvaz, Iran
3- Assistant Professor of Counseling Department, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Ahvaz, Iran
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Background & Objectives: The mental health of people in any society is one of the necessities of that society, and one of the important indicators of mental health is the level of depression and life satisfaction. These mental health indicators are becoming increasingly important, especially during adolescence. One of the well–formed concepts in the field of positive psychology and communication is savoring. One of the variables related to savoring in this study is life satisfaction. Regarding the relationship between savoring beliefs and life satisfaction, it appears that people enhance their life satisfaction by experiencing positive events through savoring strategies, such as focusing on the present and expressing their enjoyment of life. Another variable investigated in this study is depression.
Regarding the relationship between savoring beliefs and depression, it can be stated that savoring strategies strengthen positive emotions and are associated with a greater frequency of positive emotions, which reduces depression. Finally, another variable investigated was family functioning. Therefore, the present research was conducted to model the mediating role of pleasurable experiences in the relationship between family functioning and depression, as well as the life satisfaction of young people.
Methods: The present research employed a structural equation modeling analysis. The statistical population included all young people aged 18 to 25 living in Shiraz City, Iran. A total of 300 people were selected using an available sampling method. To select participants, we used convenience sampling and virtual platforms. The inclusion criteria were as follows: being between 18 and 25 years of age; being willing to participate in the study; lacking psychological disorders; not being addicted to psychoactive substances; and committing to answering the questionnaire honestly. The exclusion criteria were the freedom not to cooperate and to withdraw from completing the research questions at any time if the participants felt that answering the questions posed risks to them. Research ethics were fully observed in this study: participants were assured of confidentiality, and they completed the questionnaires with full consent in a quiet environment without mentioning their names. The measurement tools included the Family Assessment Questionnaire (Epstein et al., 1983), Savoring Beliefs Inventory (Bryant, 2003), the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985), and Beck Depression Inventory–II (Beck et al., 1996). The collected data were analyzed at both descriptive (using mean and standard deviation) and inferential (using the Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation modeling) levels in SPSS and AMOS software (version 23). The significance level for all analyses was set at 0.05.
Results: The results showed that family functioning had a direct and significant effect on pleasurable experiences (p=0.010, β=0.56) and pleasurable experiences had a direct and significant impact on depression (p=0.010, β=–0.26) and life satisfaction (p=0.010, β=0.59). Pleasurable experiences also played a mediating role in the relationship between family functioning and depression (p=0.001, β=–0.14) and life satisfaction (p=0.001, β=0.33) in young people. In addition, the Chi–square ratio to the degree of freedom was 1.91, CFI was 0.98, GFI was 0.96, AGFI was 0.94, and RMSEA was 0.049, which indicated the goodness–of–fit indices of the model.
 Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated that individual and contextual factors can affect depression and life satisfaction in young people. In addition, it was observed that enjoyable experiences play a mediating role between family functioning, depression, and life satisfaction in young people.

Keywords: Family functioning, Depression, Life satisfaction, Pleasurable experiences
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