Emotion regulation, sense of coherence and quality of life
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2019
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UMT Lahore
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This correlational cross-sectional research explores the relation of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), emotion regulation, sense of coherence and quality of life. IBS is a common disorder affecting the large intestine, it is characterized by cramping, abdominal pain bloating, gas and recurring diarrhea and constipation, and this disorder is incurable but manageable. In this study non-probability purposive sampling (patients diagnosed with IBS were recruited) was used (n=100, age 21-35 years). For exploring relationship between emotion regulation, sense of coherence and quality of life among IBS patients, Pearson Product Moment Correlation was used. Emotion Regulation was found to be positively significantly correlated with sense of coherence and irritable bowel syndrome, and non-significant with Quality of Life. In addition, in the third step regression analysis was used to find out Sense of coherence was found to be non-significant with irritable bowel syndrome and Quality of Life. Irritable Bowel Syndrome was found to be positively significant correlated with Quality of Life. ERQ and IBS were found to be a significant predictor of QOL.