The Mediating Role of Self-efficacy in the Relationship between Cognitive Appraisal and Spiritual Well-being of Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Journal of Pizhūhish dar dīn va Salāmat (i.e., Research on Religion & Health),
Vol. 8 No. 3 (2022),
18 Shahrivar 2022
,
Page 21-37
https://doi.org/10.22037/jrrh.v8i3.34470
Abstract
Background and Objective: Post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans is associated with low levels of spiritual well-being. The aim of this study was to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between cognitive appraisal and spiritual well-being of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Methods: This study is descriptive correlational. The statistical population of the study consisted of all veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder admitted to Isar Ardabil Psychiatric Hospital in 2019. The research sample included 200 veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder who were selected through purposive sampling. Paloutzian and Ellison's Spiritual Well-being Questionnaire, the revised version of the Rowley et al.’s. Stress appraisal Scale, and the Scherer and Maddox’s, Self-Efficacy Questionnaire were used to collect data. Data were then analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). In this study, all the ethical considerations were observed and the authors reported no conflict of interests.
Results: Based on the results, the causal model of the relationship between cognitive appraisal, self-efficacy and spiritual well-being in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder was confirmed based on various fitting indicators. Cognitive appraisal and self-efficacy have a direct effect on the spiritual well-being of veterans with stress disorder; Also, cognitive appraisal through self-efficacy has an indirect effect on spiritual well-being of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Therefore, cognitive appraisal and self-efficacy play an important role in spiritual well-being of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, and targeting these two components through psychological therapies can be effective in improving the spiritual well-being of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
- Cognition; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Spirituality; Self-Efficacy; Veteran
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