‎ the association between life satisfaction and the extent of ‎depression, ‎anxiety and stress among iranian nurses: a ‎multicenter survey

objective: the determinants of satisfaction of life (swl) are poorly described among iranian employed ‎nurses. this study aimed to assess the effect of various factors including age, gender, marital ‎status, depression, anxiety and stress on swl among iranian nurses.‎ method: employed nurses in three teaching hospitals were invited to participate in this study. ninety-four ‎nurses (65 women and 29 men) participated in this study. depression, anxiety, stress scale ‎‎ (dass-21) was used to measure the related variables. satisfaction with life scale (swls) was ‎used to assess swl. multivariate analysis was utilized to examine the relationship between ‎multiple variables. results: a noticeable proportion of iranian employed nurses were either dissatisfied or extremely ‎dissatisfied with life (45%). severe depression was related to lower scores of swls (p: 0.001, r ‎‎= -0.32). the similar outcomes were detected between anxiety and stress scales, and swls (p: ‎‎0.023, r = -0.23 and p: 0.008, r = -0.27 for anxiety and stress, respectively). although females ‎were more vulnerable to depression (p: 0.010) and stress (p: 0.013), the overall effect of gender ‎on swl was insignificant (0.41). satisfactions with financial power and work environment were ‎associated with higher scores of swls (p: 0.030 and 0.042, respectively). marital status was not ‎related to severity of depression, anxiety, stress and swls (p: 0.39, 0.38, 0.80, and 0.61, ‎respectively). ‎ conclusion : this study revealed that poor satisfaction with financial status and work environment, ‎depression, anxiety and stress are the major determinants of satisfaction with life among iranian ‎employed nurses.‎