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Aim and Background: There are no questionnaires to assess the psychosomatic complaints of university students in Iran. The purpose of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of Takata and Sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale among Iranian university students. Methods and Materials: In this study, multistage cluster sampling was used to select 291 individuals from all male and female students of Mohaghegh Adabili University (Iran). Data was collected using Takata and Sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale and Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire. The obtained data was analyzed by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients. Findings: Takata and Sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale had efficient face, content, concurrent, and construct validity to assess university students. The retest reliability and internal consistency of the scale were also adequate. Conclusions: Takata and Sakata's psychosomatic complaints scale can be used to identify students with psychosomatic complaints. Therefore, the use of this scale in student counseling is recommended.

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Aim and Background: Discovering factors associated with mental health of the elderly is an interesting subject in the psychology of aging. This study investigated the relationships of spiritual well-being, existential well-being, and hardiness with mental health in the elderly. Methods and Materials: This descriptive-correlational research was conducted on the elderly living in the nursing home of Ardabil (Iran). One hundred individuals were randomly selected. Data was collected using questionnaires about spiritual well-being, hardiness, and mental health. The collected data was analyzed with Pearson correlation and multiple regression analysis. Findings: Spiritual well-being had significant negative associations with anxiety, depression, and social dysfunction. However, it had a positive significant relation with hardiness. Existential well-being had significant negative relations with somatization, anxiety, depression, and social dysfunction. Its relation with hardiness was positive and significant. Finally, hardiness had significant negative associations with anxiety and depression. Conclusions: Mental health of the elderly can be predicted by spiritual well-being, existential well-being, hardiness, and age. The results of this study imply the importance of spiritual well-being and hardiness in maintaining mental health of the elderly.