The Prediction of Health Promoting Lifestyle Based on Sense of Coherence, Psychological Flexibility and Impulsivity in Cardiovascular Disease patients with Obesity

Subject Areas : Journal of Excellence in counseling and psychotherapy

Sepideh Raeisi Nasehi ¹ , Akram Dehghani ² , Fardin Moradi Manesh ³ , Seyed Abbas Haghayegh ⁴

1 - Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
2 - Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
3 - Department of Psychology, Dezful Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dezful, Iran
4 - Department of Psychology, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

Received: 2020-03-03 Accepted : 2020-05-12 Published : 2020-05-21

Keywords: impulsivity, Health Promoting Lifestyle, sense of coherence, Psychological flexibility, Cardiovascular Disease patients with Obesity,

Abstract :

Purpose: The aim of this study was to the Prediction of Health Promoting Lifestyle Based on Sense of Coherence, Psychological Flexibility and Impulsivity in Cardiovascular Disease in patients Obesity. Methodology: The research method was correlation using structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study consisted of all cardiovascular patients with obesity in Tehran in 2018-19, of which 220 people were selected as a sample by stepwise cluster sampling. The research tools were: Walker et al.'s (1987) health-promoting lifestyle, Kimiyaei, et al. (2013), Bond et al.'s flexibility (2011), and Bart's impulsivity (1995), all of which have acceptable validity and reliability. The analysis obtained by the implementation of the questionnaires was performed through the Spss-V24 software at a significance level of 0.05 and using the step-by-step regression test. Results: The findings showed that a sense of cohesion, psychological flexibility and impulsiveness predicted a significant health-promoting lifestyle in obese cardiovascular patients (P <0.05). Conclusion:  Based on the research findings, it is possible to develop appropriate and effective educational programs by identifying the factors affecting the quality of life and mental health of individuals. Keywords: Health Promoting Lifestyle, Sense of Coherence, Psychological Flexibility, Impulsivity, Cardiovascular Disease, patients with Obesity