Document Type : Original Article
Authors
Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Life satisfaction and its determinants in married women are essential for the
development of proper preventive programs. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship
between the communication skills, self‑efficacy, and self‑esteem with life satisfaction in married women.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional, descriptive study was conducted on married
women who were selected by multistage random sampling, in Naien city health centers. Data
were collected using the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), General Self‑Efficacy Scale (GSE),
Rosenberg Self‑esteem Scale (RSE), and revised version of communication skills test. The data
were analyzed using the SPSS version 20 by descriptive statistics. Pearson correlations and multiple
regression analyses were used.
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Pearson correlations and multiple regression analyses and
ANOVA were used.
RESULTS: According to the regression analysis test, 35.8% of the total variance in life satisfaction
was accounted for by self‑efficacy, communication skills, and self‑esteem. Pearson correlations
demonstrated that all correlations between the variables were statistically significant. In
particular, self‑efficacy, communication skills, and self‑esteem had positively correlated with life
satisfaction (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: General self‑efficacy highly correlated with life satisfaction in married women.
Therefore, in order to increase life satisfaction in married women, it is necessary to focus more on
self‑efficacy promotion strategies.
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