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Background and purpose: 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 in the youth period. Therefore, the present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of pleasurable experiences in the relationship between family functioning and depression and life satisfaction of young people.
Research method: The descriptive research method was a correlation type, which was carried out using the path analysis method. The statistical population included all young people aged 18 to 25 in Shiraz. 300 people were selected using available sampling method. The measurement tools included the family functioning scale (Garnefsky, Craig and Spinhaven, 2001), the pleasurable experiences scale (Connor and Davidson, 2003), the life satisfaction questionnaire (Foures and Olson, 1993) and the depression scale (Bashart, 2010). The collected data were analyzed at two descriptive levels (using mean, standard deviation and correlation coefficient) and inferential (using structural equation modeling method with Amos-21 software). The significance level for all statistical tests was α=0.05.
Results: The results showed that family functions have a direct and significant effect on enjoyable experiences (β = 0.42, P < 0.0001) and life satisfaction (β = 0.37, P < 0.0001). In addition, the results indicated that pleasant experiences (β = 0.33, P < 0.0001) had a direct and significant effect on life satisfaction and depression. In addition, the results indicated that the variable of pleasurable experiences played a mediating role in the relationship between family functioning and depression and life satisfaction of young people.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that pleasurable experiences play a mediating role in the relationship between family functioning and depression and life satisfaction of young people.
Research method: The descriptive research method was a correlation type, which was carried out using the path analysis method. The statistical population included all young people aged 18 to 25 in Shiraz. 300 people were selected using available sampling method. The measurement tools included the family functioning scale (Garnefsky, Craig and Spinhaven, 2001), the pleasurable experiences scale (Connor and Davidson, 2003), the life satisfaction questionnaire (Foures and Olson, 1993) and the depression scale (Bashart, 2010). The collected data were analyzed at two descriptive levels (using mean, standard deviation and correlation coefficient) and inferential (using structural equation modeling method with Amos-21 software). The significance level for all statistical tests was α=0.05.
Results: The results showed that family functions have a direct and significant effect on enjoyable experiences (β = 0.42, P < 0.0001) and life satisfaction (β = 0.37, P < 0.0001). In addition, the results indicated that pleasant experiences (β = 0.33, P < 0.0001) had a direct and significant effect on life satisfaction and depression. In addition, the results indicated that the variable of pleasurable experiences played a mediating role in the relationship between family functioning and depression and life satisfaction of young people.
Conclusion: Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that pleasurable experiences play a mediating role in the relationship between family functioning and depression and life satisfaction of young people.
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Subject:
Psychology
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