The Pattern of Structural Relationships of University Students’ Psychological Well-Being Based on Personal Resilience and Social Intelligence Mediated by Mental Rumination

The objective of the current study was to develop a model of structural relationships in psychological well-being that is based on personal resilience and social intelligence, with mental rumination serving as a mediator. The descriptive-correlation method (structural equations) was employed to conduct the research. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all students enrolled at Mohaghegh Ardabili University (N=7000) during the second part of the academic year of 2022-2023.The available sampling method was used to identify 271 individuals, including 94 boys and 177 girls. They completed questionnaires on psychological well-being, resilience (CD‐RISC), social intelligence (TSIS), and mental rumination (RS). Using Smart PLS-3 software, the obtained data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results of the structural equation model indicated that personal resilience and social intelligence have a direct relationship with psychological well-being. Additionally, personal resilience and social intelligence have an indirect correlation with the mediation of mental rumination. The forthcoming model was well-fitted. In accordance with the overall findings of the investigation, it is recommended that educational seminars be conducted in the field of awareness to enhance the resilience and social intelligence of students, thereby reducing the level of mental rumination and enhancing psychological well-being.