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Title Perceived life stress, Psychological Well-being and Qualityof Lifeamong Patients with Diabetes:Mediating Role of CognitiveFunctioning

Author(s) MISBAH WASEEM

Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the association between Perceived life stress, Psychological Well-being and Quality of Life among Patients with diabetes and to investigate the mediating role of Cognitive Functioning in this relationship. The data were collected through purposive sampling technique from 230 male and female diabetic patients from Out-Patients Department (OPDs) of different hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi cities of Pakistan. A cross-sectional research design was used to conduct the data of the present study. The Urdu version of all the questionnaire were used to measure variables. In this study, Perceived StressQuestionnaire (Levenstein, 1993), Psychological Well-being (Ryff & Keyes, 1995), Well-being health-Related Quality of Life (DeVellis, 2003) and Cognitive Functioning Self-Assessment Scale (Annunziata, Muzzatti, Giovannini, & Lucchini, 2012) were used. For the present sample, the Alpha coefficient reliability of the test scores for these measures ranged from .80 to .95that was in acceptable range and quite satisfactory. The findings of the study indicated that perceived life stress was significantly negatively correlated with psychological well-being and quality of life whereas perceived life stress was significantly positively correlated with cognitive functioning among diabetic patients. However, significant physical exercise (yes\no) related variables emerged on study variables. T-test shows that diabetic patients who did not engage in physical exercise experienced significantly higher level of perceived life stress and higher level of cognitive abnormalities. The mean differences between age-wise, marital status and job status have been found out to be highly significant. Moreover, mediation models were tested to investigate the relationship between the perceived life stress, psychological well-being and quality of life using cognitive functioning as a mediator. Using regression analysis, result suggest that a significant change in the relationship after adding the mediators. However, present study guide the other elements such as social support and physical exercise may serve as a protective barrier against the negative impact of perceived life stress on the psychological well- being and quality of life of diabetes patients. Engaging in regular physical activity aids in diminishing stress, enhancing mood and promoting general well-being. Keywords:Perceived life stress, Psychological Well-being, Quality of life, Cognitive functioning

Type Thesis/Dissertation MS

Faculty Social Sciences

Department Psychology

Language English

Publication Date 2025-01-14

Subject Psychology

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