The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Alexithymia with Mental Health Status in Housewives: The Mediating Role of Co-dependency

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-perception and emotional dyslexia (alexithymia) and the mental health status of housewives, with a focus on the mediating role of co-dependency. Employing a correlation research design and structural equation modelling (SEM), the research...

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Main Authors: Mahnaz Einollahzade, alireza kakavand, somayeh keshavarz
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Published: Alzahra University, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://psychstudies.alzahra.ac.ir/article_8385_547d8899a7ad057ae69aa8d8b162a541.pdf
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description This study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-perception and emotional dyslexia (alexithymia) and the mental health status of housewives, with a focus on the mediating role of co-dependency. Employing a correlation research design and structural equation modelling (SEM), the research sampled 250 housewives who attended five health centres in Tehran province. Data were collected using the Goldberg Mental Health Questionnaire, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Span and Fisher Co-dependency Questionnaire, and the Beck Self-Concept Test. The results showed that the research model had a good fit. According to the results indicated an inverse and significant relationship between emotional dyslexia and co-dependency with mental health among housewives and there was a positive and significant relationship between self-perception and mental health. Furthermore, the mediating role of co-dependency in the relationship between self-perception and mental health status of housewives was confirmed. However, the mediating role of co-dependency in the relationship between emotional dyslexia and mental health status was not supported. According to the results, special attention can be paid to the role of self-perception, alexithymia and co-dependency variables in increasing the mental health of housewives.
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spelling doaj-art-20a5c05cb1864701a6793dd4d96fe3912025-08-20T03:17:14ZfasAlzahra University, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychologyمطالعات روانشناختی2538-29422538-29502025-04-01211597310.22051/psy.2025.47961.30028385The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Alexithymia with Mental Health Status in Housewives: The Mediating Role of Co-dependencyMahnaz Einollahzade0alireza kakavand1somayeh keshavarz2M.A Student in General Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, IranProfessor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, IranThis study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-perception and emotional dyslexia (alexithymia) and the mental health status of housewives, with a focus on the mediating role of co-dependency. Employing a correlation research design and structural equation modelling (SEM), the research sampled 250 housewives who attended five health centres in Tehran province. Data were collected using the Goldberg Mental Health Questionnaire, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, the Span and Fisher Co-dependency Questionnaire, and the Beck Self-Concept Test. The results showed that the research model had a good fit. According to the results indicated an inverse and significant relationship between emotional dyslexia and co-dependency with mental health among housewives and there was a positive and significant relationship between self-perception and mental health. Furthermore, the mediating role of co-dependency in the relationship between self-perception and mental health status of housewives was confirmed. However, the mediating role of co-dependency in the relationship between emotional dyslexia and mental health status was not supported. According to the results, special attention can be paid to the role of self-perception, alexithymia and co-dependency variables in increasing the mental health of housewives.https://psychstudies.alzahra.ac.ir/article_8385_547d8899a7ad057ae69aa8d8b162a541.pdfalexithymiaco-dependencymental healthself-perception
spellingShingle Mahnaz Einollahzade
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The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Alexithymia with Mental Health Status in Housewives: The Mediating Role of Co-dependency
مطالعات روانشناختی
alexithymia
co-dependency
mental health
self-perception
title The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Alexithymia with Mental Health Status in Housewives: The Mediating Role of Co-dependency
title_full The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Alexithymia with Mental Health Status in Housewives: The Mediating Role of Co-dependency
title_fullStr The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Alexithymia with Mental Health Status in Housewives: The Mediating Role of Co-dependency
title_full_unstemmed The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Alexithymia with Mental Health Status in Housewives: The Mediating Role of Co-dependency
title_short The Relationship Between Self-Perception and Alexithymia with Mental Health Status in Housewives: The Mediating Role of Co-dependency
title_sort relationship between self perception and alexithymia with mental health status in housewives the mediating role of co dependency
topic alexithymia
co-dependency
mental health
self-perception
url https://psychstudies.alzahra.ac.ir/article_8385_547d8899a7ad057ae69aa8d8b162a541.pdf
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