Shahid Beheshti University Applied Psychology 2008-4331 18 2 2024 06 21 Mediating Role of Self- Efficacy in Relationship Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Psychological Well-Being of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome Mediating Role of Self- Efficacy in Relationship Cognitive Emotion Regulation and Psychological Well-Being of Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome 107 130 104448 10.48308/apsy.2024.234465.1608 FA Mohammad Reza Tamannaifar Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. 0000-0003-0858-7216 Zahra Shirani M.A in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran. 0009-0008-4926-197x Journal Article 2024 01 14 Aim: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a well-known gut-brain interaction disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and psychological well-being in patients with IBS. Method: This descriptive-correlational study employed structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of patients with IBS who visited the Gastrointestinal Health Center at Alzahra Hospital in Isfahan in 2023. A sample size of 300 patients was selected using convenience sampling based on Kline's model (2023). Data were collected using the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 1989), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GES-10) (Jerusalem & Schwarzer, 1995), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski et al., 2001). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 28 and AMOS software. Results: The results indicated that emotion regulation strategies and self-efficacy predict psychological well-being. Furthermore, self-efficacy has a mediating role in the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological well-being. Conclusion: The findings of this research have practical implications for therapeutic interventions, suggesting that focusing on cognitive regulation of emotion and enhancing self-efficacy can improve the psychological well-being of patients with IBS. Aim: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a well-known gut-brain interaction disorder characterized by chronic abdominal pain and changes in bowel habits, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of self-efficacy in the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and psychological well-being in patients with IBS. Method: This descriptive-correlational study employed structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of patients with IBS who visited the Gastrointestinal Health Center at Alzahra Hospital in Isfahan in 2023. A sample size of 300 patients was selected using convenience sampling based on Kline's model (2023). Data were collected using the Psychological Well-Being Scale (Ryff, 1989), the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GES-10) (Jerusalem & Schwarzer, 1995), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski et al., 2001). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 28 and AMOS software. Results: The results indicated that emotion regulation strategies and self-efficacy predict psychological well-being. Furthermore, self-efficacy has a mediating role in the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and psychological well-being. Conclusion: The findings of this research have practical implications for therapeutic interventions, suggesting that focusing on cognitive regulation of emotion and enhancing self-efficacy can improve the psychological well-being of patients with IBS.

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