%0 Journal Article %A saghebi saeedi, karameh %A abolghasemi, abbas %A akbari, bahman %T The role of sense of coherence, alexithymia and self-compassion in predicting psychological well-being in girl students with primary dysmenorrhea %J Razi Journal of Medical Sciences %V 25 %N 8 %U http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-5221-en.html %R %D 2018 %K sense of coherence, self-compassion, alexithymia, well-being, primary dysmenorrhea., %X Background: Premenstrual syndrome is one of the most common disorders of reproductive ages that puts lives of women and girls at significant risk, but there is a little information available about psychological and personality factors related to primary dysmenorrhea. The aim of this research is to determine the role of sense of coherence, alexithymia and self-compassion with self in predicting psychological well-being. Methods: This descriptive research is correlation type. Statistical population of this research is the all girl students with primary dysmenorrhea who are studying in district one high-schools of Rasht in 1395-96. Research sample included 211 girl students with primary dysmenorrhea which were identified among 542 students. Screening questionnaire of premenstrual syndrome (PSST), Antonovsky’s sense of coherence scale(SOC), self-compassion scale(SCS-SF), Alexithymia Torento’s scale (TAS- Torento) and Ryff’s psychological well-being scale (RSPWB- Ryff), analyzed using were used for collecting data. Data were discriminant analysis through SPSS v.16. Multiple regression analysis was used for analyzing data. Results: The results indicated that sense of coherence (Beta=0.474) and self-compassion (Beta=0.226) are significant predictors for psychological well-being (p=0.001), while alexithymia didn’t predict girls’ psychological well-being. Conclusion: These findings indicate the role of sense of coherence and self-compassion in preventing psychological effects of this syndrome. Therefore, with psychological training the self-compassion and the creation of a stronger sense of coherence in girls with this syndrome can increase the psychological well-being of these girls. %> http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/article-1-5221-en.pdf %P 33-42 %& 33 %! psychological well-being in girl students with primary dysmenorrhea %9 Research %L A-10-3978-1 %+ University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran %G eng %@ 2228-7043 %[ 2018