Model of Predicting Psychosocial Adaptation to Disease According to Perceived Stress and Sense of Coherence with the Mediation Role of Self-Compassion in the Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD student in Psychology (Health), Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Isfahan, Iran.

4 Poursina Hakim Gastroenterology Research Center, Professor, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to offer the model of predicting psychosocial adaptation to disease according to perceived stress and sense of coherence with the mediation role of self-compassion in the patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). The research method was descriptive-correlational and path analysis. The statistical population of the study included the patients with IBS who referred to therapy centers and gastroenterologists in the city of Isfahan in the autumn and winter of 2020-21. The statistical population included 340 patients with IBS who were selected through convenient sampling method. The applied instruments included Psycho-Social Adaptation to Disease Scale (PSADS) (Drogits, 1986), Perceived Self-compassion Scale (PSS) (Cohen, Kamarck, Mermelstein, 1983) Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (SCQ) and Self-Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ) (Neff, 2003). The data analysis was conducted via path analysis and Bootstrap test. The results showed that perceived stress, sense of coherence and self-compassion have significant relationship with psychosocial adaptation to disease (p<0.01). Moreover, perceived stress, sense of coherence and self-compassion have direct significant effect on psychosocial adaptation to disease (p<0.01). Furthermore, the results of Bootstrap showed that self-compassion has a significant mediation role in the relationship of perceived stress and sense of coherence with psychosocial adaptation to disease (p<0.01).

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 25 October 2023

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