Relationship Between Psychological Capital and Mental Health in Gonabad City's Female-headed Families

Women heads of households are one of the most vulnerable social groups who face mental health problems due to economic and social constraints and the acceptance of multiple roles. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between psychological capital and the mental health of female-headed households. The present study is descriptive-correlational. 200 female-headed households in the city gone bad In 2020 selected by convenience sampling method and completed the inventory of psychological capital and the general health questionnaire-12 . Findings from the Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression analysis showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between the components of psychological capital and its total score with the subscales and the total score of mental health (p <0.01). Also, the components of psychological capital and its total score negatively and significantly predicted psychological problems (and positively and significant mental health). These predictor variables explained 28% of the variance in mental health. According to the findings, it can be concluded that psychological capital and its components, including self-efficacy, optimism, resilience, and hope, are associated with higher levels of mental health and fewer psychological problems.