Predicting the Meaning of Life Based on Psychological Flexibility and Spiritual Well-being in Married Women

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MA of Positive Psychology, Huda Faculty of Theology and Islamic Knowledge, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor in Department of Psychology and Consultation, Huda Faculty of Theology and Islamic Knowledge, Qom, Iran

10.22034/ip.2026.339.1231

Abstract

The present research was conducted with the aim of predicting the meaning of life based on psychological flexibility and spiritual well-being in married women of Qom city. This research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive of correlation type in terms of method. The statistical population consisted of all married women of Qom city, among whom 250 married women were selected as a sample, based on Tabachnik and Fidel’s formula, using available sampling method. Data collection tools included Steiger and Fraser’s meaning of life scale (2006), Bond et al.’s acceptance and action scale (2007), and Deshiri et al.’s spiritual well-being scale (1392 SH). Data analysis was done using Pearson’s correlation coefficient test and simultaneous regression with the help of SPSS 24 software. The findings showed that there is a significant relationship between psychological flexibility and the meaning of life, as well as between spiritual well-being and the meaning of life. Psychological flexibility could predict changes in the meaning of life more and better than spiritual well-being. These findings can, in addition to reducing the previous contradictions regarding the research background, lead researchers and psychologists to pay more attention to the religious component in conducting related research and the role of religious teachings, psychological flexibility and spiritual well-being in increasing the meaning of life.

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Islam and Psychological Research
Volume 11, Issue 24 - Serial Number 24
December 2025
Pages 275-288

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  • Receive Date: 15 June 2024
  • Revise Date: 21 June 2024
  • Accept Date: 22 June 2024

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