mediating role of stress-coping responses in the association of resiliency and hardiness with the life satisfaction of married people

Background: higher levels of resiliency and hardiness are associated with greater life satisfaction. however, there is limited information on the mediating role of married people responses to stressful life situations. objectives: this study was carried out to determine the mediating role of stress-coping strategies in the association of resiliency and hardiness with the life satisfaction of married people. materials & methods: in this cross-sectional study, the statistical population included all married students of the islamic azad university of rasht city (north of iran) in the 2018-2019 academic year. they were selected using a purposive sampling method. a total of 282 students were selected as a sample. to measure the variables, billings and moos’s coping responses inventory, the satisfaction with life scale, the connor-davidson resilience scale, and ahvaz hardiness inventory were used. spss amos software, 24 full version was used for data processing. results: according to the results of path analysis, resiliency has a significant effect on life satisfaction only through problem-focused and cognitive reappraisal-based coping responses (p<0.01) and it can explain 11% of the variance. also, the indirect effect of hardiness on life satisfaction was not significant and this variable was deleted from the path, and the modified model was re-fitted. conclusion: in dealing with stressful situations in life, the resilient actions of people who use problem-focused and cognitive reappraisal-based strategies lead to life satisfaction with more confidence.