Sense of Coherence, Family Sense of Coherence and Psychological Distress: The Mediating Role of Self Satisfaction

The current study was cross-sectional design and investigated the mediating role of self satisfaction in the relationship between the sense of coherence, family sense of coherence, and psychological distress. A total of 1022 participants adults and emerging adults were included, with a mean age of 27.88 (SD = 9.73). The self satisfaction scale, sense of coherence and family sense of coherence scales, and brief symptom inventory were utilized as data collection tools through the convenience sampling method. Structural equation modeling results indicated that the sense of coherence, family sense of coherence, and self satisfaction was negatively correlated with psychological distress, and the sense of coherence and family sense of coherence were positively correlated with self satisfaction. The mediation analysis showed that self satisfaction fully mediated the relationship between family sense of coherence and psychological distress and partially mediated the relationship between the sense of coherence and psychological distress. Additionally, the bootstrapping process revealed substantial relationships between the sense of coherence, family sense of coherence, and psychological distress through self satisfaction. Competing models indicated that different order variables also supported the structural models. The findings of the study revealed that sense of coherence, family sense of coherence, and self satisfaction play important roles to explain psychological distress, and self satisfaction takes place as a significant mediator between the sense of coherence, family sense of coherence, and psychological distress. This study's results indicated that focusing on and promoting the sense of coherence, family sense of coherence, and self-satisfaction may decrease psychological distress. Limitations and future research were discussed.