The Relationship between Basic Psychological Needs and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Due to the Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 beheshti university

2 shahid beheshti university

3 allame tabatabaee

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of examining the mediating role of psychological capital in the relationship between basic psychological needs and three main aspects of psychological distress, namely depression, anxiety and stress. The research method was correlational (path analysis). The statistical population included all students of Shahid Beheshti University in the year 1399-1400, of which 370 individuals were selected using convenience sampling and responded online to the Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction Scale (General scale), the Psychological Capital Questionnaire of Luthans (PCQ), and the Depression-Anxiety-Stress Questionnaire (DASS-21). Data analysis was performed using path analysis. The results showed a significant positive relationship between basic psychological needs and psychological capital (r=0/665), a significant negative relationship between basic psychological needs and depression (r=-0/707), stress (r=-0/510), and anxiety (r=-0/469) and also between psychological capital and depression (r=-0/566), stress (r=-0/352), and anxiety (r=-0/321). Also, the findings showed that the assumed mediation model of psychological capital in the relationship between basic psychological needs and depression, anxiety, and stress had a good fitness (CFI= 0/933, IFI=0/933, RMSEA=0/061). Therefore, the results of this study showed that basic psychological needs have an important role in reducing psychological distress and preventing mental health problems in students through the prediction of psychological capital increase. Thus, the practical implications of the results are possible for the study population.

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  • Receive Date: 27 October 2021
  • Revise Date: 19 December 2021
  • Accept Date: 30 December 2021

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