Author: Rida-ul-Wafa
Supervisor: Farah Malik, PhD
Degree: MPhil
Year: 2013-2015
University: Institute of Applied Psychology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract
The present study investigated the relationship between self- transcendence, sense of coherence and perceived physical and mental health of patients with coronary angioplasty. It was hypothesized that self-transcendence and sense of coherence will have a positive relationship and will positively predict the perceived physical and mental health in patients with coronary angioplasty. It was also hypothesized that sense of coherence (comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness) will moderate the relationship between self- transcendence and perceived physical and mental health. This study was a correlational research with cross-sectional design. A purposive sample of 120 patients who have undergone coronary angioplasty (with stent patients = 60 and without stent patients = 60; men = 60 and women = 60), with age range 36-70 years (M = 56.97, SD = 9.35 for men and M= 54.85, SD = 9.65 for women) was taken from three Govt. hospitals in Lahore and two private hospitals in Gujranwala. Measures included translated versions of Sense of Coherence Scale (Antonovsky, 1993), Self-Transcendence Scale (Reed, 1986) and RAND 36-Item Health Survey (Hays, Sherbourne, & Mazel, 1993). Results of Pearson product moment correlation revealed a positive relationship between self- transcendence, sense of coherence and perceived physical and mental health. The moderation analysis through hierarchical regression depicted that self-transcendence and sense of coherence positively predicted the perceived physical and mental health of patients with angioplasty and comprehensibility was the only factor that significantly moderated the relationship between self- transcendence and perceived physical and mental health. The results have been discussed in the light of existing literature and cultural context of Pakistan.
Keywords: Self-Transcendence, Sense of Coherence, Coronary Angioplasty.
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Corresponding Address: Department of Applied Psychology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Email: chairperson@appsy.pu.edu.pk, Phone: 92-42-9231245
