The mediating role of belongingness in the relationship between family psychological adjustment and psychological status (depression, Defeat and Entrapment) of adolescent girls during the outbreak of Covid-19 virus

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, department of Counselling, Faculty of education and psychology, University of Mohaghegh ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

2 Ph.D student, department of Counselling, Faculty of education and psychology, University of Mohaghegh ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Educational Sciences, faculty of Humanities, Arak University, Arak, Iran.

4 Master of Human Resource Management, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of the belongingness in the relationship between family psychological adjustment and psychological status (depression, Defeat and Entrapment) of adolescent girls during the outbreak of Covid-19 virus.
Materials and Methods: The method of the present study was correlation using a structural model. The statistical population of this study consisted of all girl high school students in Ardabil in 1400, of which 700 students were randomly selected as a sample and completed questionnaires. The research instruments included the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire, the short defeat and Entrapment Scale, the Patient Health Questionnaire and the Family Psychological Adjustment Questionnaire. For descriptive analyzes, used frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation and for inferential analyzes while examining the assumption of normality using Kolmogorov test in SPSS-25 software, we used path analysis method in SMARTPLS software.
Results: Findings showed that the direct effects of family psychological status on belonging, depression, Defeat and Entrapment are significant (p <0.01). The mediating role of belongingness in the relationship between family psychological status and depression, Defeat and Entrapment was also confirmed (p <0.01). The total effect of psychological status on depression, Defeat and Entrapment was confirmed (p <0.01). The goodness indicators of the data fit indicate the proper fit of the model.
Conclusion: It is concluded from these findings that psychological adjustment of the family has a very significant role in the mental health of adolescent girls and this role becomes more prominent through mediation of belongingness .

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