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ArticleNursing open2020

Love of life and its association with well-being in Iranian psychiatric outpatients.

Mahboubeh Dadfar, Ahmed M Abdel-Khalek, David Lester

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Mahboubeh DadfarSchool of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health-Tehran Institute of Psychiatry International Campus School of Public Health, Student Committee of Education and Development Center (EDC) Iran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-0620-2570
Ahmed M Abdel-KhalekDepartment of Psychology Alexandria University Alexandria Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-9463-1388
David LesterStockton University Galloway NJ USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1357-8672

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Abstract

Aim: The aims of this study were as follows: (a) to investigate the psychometric properties of the Love of Life Scale (LLS); (b) to explore sex differences in LLS scores; (c) to explore LLS correlations with spiritual health and psychological well-being; and (d) to compare the mean LLS score with previous studies. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: A sample of 191 Iranian psychiatric outpatients was recruited from clinics at the School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), which is affiliated with the Iran University of Medical Sciences. They responded to the Farsi versions of the LLS, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWS) and the World Health Organization-five Well-Being Index (WHO-5). Results: Cronbach alpha for the LLS was 0.95, and a principal component analysis (PCA) of the LLS items extracted one component labelled "Love of life." The sex difference in LLS scores was not significant. All the correlations between the scales were statistically significant and positive. Patients who had high scores for their love of life had better spiritual health and psychological well-being. Discussion: The present sample obtained a lower mean LLS score than college students from eight countries except one. Further research should explore predictors of the love of life.

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OutpatientsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIranMalePsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsIranlove of lifepsychiatric outpatientspsychological well‐beingspiritual well‐being

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