---

Introduction & Objective: previous studies suggest that satisfactory social support leads to physical health and psychological well-being. The aim of the present study was to investigate the gender differences in relation betweens different dimensions of perceived social support and different aspects of well-being in Iranian University Students. Materials & Methods: This analytical study was conducted, using three different groups of students. Students were selected among the students of Tehran University and Allame Tabatabayi university, in 2007. Students were asked to complete perceived social support, positive affect, negative affect, life satisfaction, and psychological and social well-being scales. All the students voluntarily completed and returned the questionnaire. Multiple regression analysis was used to analyze the data using SPSS software. Results: It was found that, social support measures are better predictors for life satisfaction and affect balance in girls compared with boys. Moreover, perceived social support from family plays a more important role in girls when it comes to prediction of psychological and social well-being. In contrast, perceived social support from friends plays the same role in boys. Finally, perceived social support from special person and colleagues’ faculty can not significantly predict aspects of well-being. Conclusion: there were gender differences in addition to similarities in the relation between aspects of perceived social support and aspects of well-being. Some aspects of perceived social support predict well-being better in boys and some others are better for prediction of well-being in girls.

---

Background & aim: Psychological capital and social well-being are two psychosocial variables that can affect couples' relationships. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of social welfare in the relationship between psychological capital and marital intimacy of married students.

Methods: This study was a descriptive-correlational study. The statistical population of this study consisted of married male and female students of universities of Gachsaran city who were studying in 2017-2018. According to Krejcie and Morgan table, 398 people were selected as available sample. Marital intimacy, subjective well-being, and psychological capital were used for data collection. The collected data were analyzed using path analysis.

Results: The findings of this study showed that the psychological capital and its components(self-efficacy and hope) on the main causative variable of intimacy had a positive and direct effect. The total score of psychological capital and one of its components (self-efficacy) had a positive and significant effect on the dependent variable of social welfare. Correspondingly, the direct effect of social welfare on intimacy (t = 8.9) was significant at 0.01 level. 29.9 The variance of intimacy was explained through the components of psychological capital (self-efficacy and hope) and social well-being. In general, the effect of psychological capital through social welfare intermediation was significant on marital affiliativity.

Conclusion: The research model, which is in line with other studies, had a mediating role for social welfare among the marital students in terms of psychological capital and marital intimacy. So that psychological capital could indirectly influence marital intimacy by increasing social well-being