AU - Sarbanan, Azam AU - Alimohammadzadeh, Khalil AU - Hojjati, Hamid TI - Relationship between Self-efficacy and Perceived Stress in Spouses of Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - ajaums-mcs JN - ajaums-mcs VO - 4 VI - 2 IP - 2 4099 - http://mcs.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-164-en.html 4100 - http://mcs.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-164-en.pdf SO - ajaums-mcs 2 ABĀ  - Introduction: Living with someone who has a post-traumatic stress disorder of war can increase the stress and marital incompatibilities. These pressures can decrease the self-efficacy in veterans’ spouses. Objective: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and perceived stress in spouses of veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder of war. Material and Methods: In this descriptive correlational study, 187 spouses of veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder were selected from Kashan city using the simple random sampling method in 2016. The data collection tools were the Sherer self-efficacy questionnaire and perceived stress questionnaire, which were collected by the method of self-report. Then, the data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Spearman correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney test) by the SPSS 21 software. Results: The rate of self-efficacy was 43.3±7.79 and the rate of perceived stress was 30.64±2.61. The Spearman correlation coefficient test showed a statistically significant correlation between self-efficacy and perceived stress (P=0.001, r= -0.4), so that with increasing self-efficacy, the perceived stress was reduced in veterans’ wives. Discussion and Conclusion: This study shows that with increased self-efficacy, the amount of stress perceived by spouses of the veterans is reduced. Therefore, it is recommended to learn how to increase self-efficacy in coping with stress. CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - ajaums-mcs PG - 102 PT - Research YR - 2017