The Relationship of Mental Health, Life Satisfaction and Perfectionism with Migraine Headache

Authors

  • Karim Savari Faculty Member, Payam-e-Noor University, Ahvaz, Iran.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22100/jkh.v8i1.18

Keywords:

Mental health, Life satisfaction, Perfectionism, Migraine headache.

Abstract

Introduction: Migraine headache is one of the prevalent disorders. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between mental health, life satisfaction and perfectionism with migraine headache among the students of Payam Noor University of Ahwaz.

Methods: In this descriptive study, 286 students (225 females and 61 males) who were selected by categorized sampling method from both sexes. All these students responded to mental health, life satisfaction, perfectionism and migraine headache scale. Data were analyzed through multiple regression method.

Results: The results indicated that there was a significant negative mental health and life satisfaction had relationships with migraine headache and there was a significant positive correlation between  perfectionism and migraine headache was found. The multiple correlation coefficient between the predicting variables and migraine headache was .417. The Study showed that mental health and life satisfaction could predict migraine headache.

Conclusion : It is possible to predict migraine headache through mental health and life satisfaction.

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2013-01-22

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The Relationship of Mental Health, Life Satisfaction and Perfectionism with Migraine Headache. (2013). Knowledge and Health in Basic Medical Sciences, 8(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.22100/jkh.v8i1.18

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