Correlation between dimensions of psychological well-being with life satisfaction and self-regulation

Introduction:  The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of psychological wellbeing’s dimensions on the life satisfaction and self regulation in employees of Zahedan city. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive correlational study, 500 employees of university were selected randomly. Research instrument included: Reef’s Psychological Wellbeing Questionnaire (18 questions), Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (5 questions) and Miller and Brown Self Regulatory Inventory. Data analyzed through descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, step-wise regression and SPSS version 24. Results: The results indicated that five dimensions of psychological wellbeing had a positive significant relationship with life satisfaction at 99% level. Meanwhile, self regulation was related to self control, autonomy, positive relationships significantly. The positive relationship with others, personal growth, independence, self acceptance and environmental domination explained 6.49%, 6.13%, 5.91%, 5.78%, and 5.74% of variance for life satisfaction. Also, independence explained 21.31% of variance for self regulation. Conclusion: It seems that dimensions of psychological wellbeing are effective on life satisfaction and self regulation. Educational programs about psychological wellbeing should be used with providing conditions and facilities for increasing employees’ life satisfaction and self regulation.