The Relationship between Social Support and Quality of Life with Psychological Well-Being in Students

The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between social support and quality of life with psychological well-being in Students. The statistical population of this study consisted of all the students of Iranshahr city (Sistan & Baluchestan Province, Iran) within the academic years of 2013-2014. The sample of this study included 140 students (70 girls and 70 boys) who were selected using a multi-stage random method. Data were collected using perceived social support scale-PSSS, MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) and Ryffʹs psychological well-being scales (PWB). The results of the simple correlation showed that social support and quality of life both had a positive and significant relationship with psychological well-being. Also, the results of regression analysis also showed that social support and quality of life orderly played a major role in predicting psychological well-being.