the relationship between self-efficacy and life satisfaction: mediating role of emotion dysregulation

Introduction: nowadays, life satisfaction has become one of the most important necessities in human life, and low scales of it can lead to numerous problems. this study assessed the relationship between self-efficacy and life satisfaction and the mediating role of emotion dysregulation. materials and methods: the statistical population of this descriptive-correlation study in 2021 included adults from mashhad, from whom 402 individuals (136 males and 266 females) were selected by the convenient sampling method. the participants fulfilled general self-efficacy scale (gses), difficulties in emotion regulation scale (ders), and satisfaction with life scale (swls). data analyzed using pearson correlation coefficient, and route analysis. results: the results of route analysis showed that emotion dysregulation has a mediating role in the relationship between self-efficacy and life satisfaction. the model also had an eligible direct paths from self-efficacy to life satisfaction (p< 0.01, β= 0.10), emotion dysregulation to life satisfaction (p< 0.01, β= -0.36), self-efficacy to emotion dysregulation (p< 0.01, β = -0.40), was statistically significant. so that self-efficacy and emotion dysregulation could predict life satisfaction. also, indirect effects were examined and showed that self-efficacy positively predicts life satisfaction through emotion dysregulation (p< 0.01, β = 0.14). conclusion: it seems that self-efficacy can predict life satisfaction through the mediating role of emotion dysregulation. therefore, awareness programs about the importance of self-efficacy and emotion regulation can be considered to increase people's life satisfaction.