The Relationship between Life Orientation with Stress, Depression and Anxiety in Students International Imam Khomeini University

Abstract: The purpose of the present research was to study relationship life orientation with stress, depression and anxiety in students Imam Khomeini International University. Using screening sample consisted of 240 of students University (144females and 96 males) occasioned, that was selected via randomly cluster sampling. Data was collected via questionnaires which included the life orientation (LOT) and tress, depression and anxiety (DASS21). Also, was used statistic methods Pearson’s correlation coefficient and T- test. The results were showed that there was significant different between life orientation with stress, depression and anxiety. In the other hand, students who have pessimistic orientation, have more stress, depression and anxiety. In addition, the result revealed no significant difference between optimism with pessimism females and males .Therefore with increasing optimism, students to have fewer tendencies to stress, depression and anxiety.

Key words: Depression, stress, anxiety and life orientation