Predicting the quality of life of women seeking divorce with psychosomatic symptoms based on forgiveness, intimacy, hope and hardiness

Divorce and separation lead to extreme stress in the couples and can lead to various diseases such as psychosomatic diseases. In addition, according to the importance of the components of forgiveness, intimacy, hope, and hardiness in improving the quality of life of women seeking a divorce, this study aimed to determine the contribution of forgiveness, intimacy, hope, and hardiness of women seeking divorce with psychosomatic symptoms in Tehran in predicting their quality of life. For this purpose, 160 women who had been referred to family courts throughout Tehran for divorce and had psychosomatic symptoms were selected using the purposive convenience sampling method (they were included in the study after obtaining the desired score from the psychosomatic symptoms questionnaire). The Forgiveness, Intimacy, Hope, Hardiness, and Quality of Life questionnaires were provided to them and the results of the analysis showed that forgiveness, intimacy, hope, and hardiness can be a good predictor of the quality of life of women seeking a divorce. The finding of this study provides reference information for the development of management policy in improving the quality of life of women seeking a divorce. Finding ways to improve the quality of life in these people is very important to reduce the negative consequences of divorce in their lives