does stress coping strategies predict the quality of life and life satisfaction among university employees?

The aim of the current research was to examine how stress coping strategies predict quality of life and life satisfaction among staff at sistan and baluchestan university. a total of 94 employees from the university of sistan and baluchestan, iran were chosen using a simple sampling method. to gather data, the coping inventory for stressful situations (ciss) by endler parker (1990a), huebner’s life satisfaction scale (1994), and the whoqol bref quality of life questionnaire were utilized. the data was analyzed using pearson and multiple stepwise regression. the findings indicated a significant negative correlation between the avoidant approach to stress management and quality of life (r=.243, p<.01), whereas the problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies did not show a significant link with quality of life and satisfaction with life. the avoidant coping style accounted for 5.9% of the variance in quality of life. the other coping styles were excluded from the regression and did not make it into the regression equation. avoidant style (beta=.525, p=.0001) exhibited a negative and significant relationship with quality of life. it is determined that avoidant-oriented coping was a negative unique predictor of the employees’ quality of life.