Pariya Sohrabi; heman mahmoudfakhe
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Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological diseases. The disease is clinically defined by the involvement of different places of the central nervous system (CNS) at different times. Its peak incidence is between the ages of 20 and 40. The experience of pain plays an important ...
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Objective: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is one of the most common neurological diseases. The disease is clinically defined by the involvement of different places of the central nervous system (CNS) at different times. Its peak incidence is between the ages of 20 and 40. The experience of pain plays an important role in the mental health and quality of life of MS patients. Research also shows that if MS patients have high levels of self-compassion, they can more easily manage negative situations. The aim of this research is to the effectiveness of the mindfulness training programs on the perception of pain experience and self-compassion in MS patients. Method: The current research is an experiment with an available sampling methods. The sample includes 40 MS patients, 20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group. A mindfulness training programs (Kabat- Zinn), McGill Pain Experience Scale (MPQ), and NF Self-Compassion Questionnaire (SCS-LF) were used to collect data. The data were analyzed through the statistical test of multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).Results: The results showed that the average difference between the groups regarding pain experience (F=49.270), and self-compassion (F=51.249) are significant. Therefore, it can be said that increasing self-compassion causes more efficiency in facing stressful situations. Conclusion: Therefore, by improving cognitive processes such as self-compassion, mindfulness training also affects people's experience of pain. It is suggested to increase this skill in people by implementing the necessary training to the family about strategies to strengthen mindfulness.
Laleh Shams yousefi; Farahnaz Meschi; sheida sodagar; Zohreh Rafezi; mohammadreza seirafi
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Objective: Being overweight and obese in adolescence is associated with severe health effects during their lifetime The purpose of this study was to explain the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between family cohesion, stress, and quality of life with body mass index in adolescent ...
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Objective: Being overweight and obese in adolescence is associated with severe health effects during their lifetime The purpose of this study was to explain the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between family cohesion, stress, and quality of life with body mass index in adolescent girls
Method: The current research was descriptive-multiple linear regression From among the statistical population of the research, 250 teenage girls were selected as the research sample using a multi-stage cluster sampling method, and finally, after dropping 50 people from the sample group, the data of 200 of them were analyzed. The tools of data collection included the Samani Family Cohesion Questionnaires (2001), Byrne and Mazano Stress (2002) Scale, the World Health Organization Quality of Life (1996) questionnaire, and the NAF Self-compassion (2003) inventory. For data analysis, structural equation modeling was performed using SPSS26 and AMOS24 software.
Results: The results showed that the model of body mass index based on the quality of life, family cohesion, and stress with the mediating role of self-compassion has a good fit. It also indicated that family cohesion, stress, and quality of life did not predict body mass index in adolescent girls, But quality of life predicts body mass index in adolescent girls.
Conclusion: It seems that self-compassion plays a mediating role in the relationship of body mass index with family cohesion, stress, and quality of life in adolescent girls.
Roghieh Majidzadeh; Sajjad Rezaei; Bahman Akbari
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Objective: This research investigated the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship of type D personality with psychological well-being and self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes.Research Method: The statistical population of this research included all patients with type 2 diabetes ...
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Objective: This research investigated the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship of type D personality with psychological well-being and self-care behaviors in patients with type 2 diabetes.Research Method: The statistical population of this research included all patients with type 2 diabetes in the cities of Rasht and Rezvanshahr in 2020-2021. In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 368 patients were selected through purposive consecutive sampling. The participants completed the questionnaire of the summary of diabetes self-care activities (SDSCA), type D personality scale (DS-14), Ryff's scale of psychological well-being (RSPWB), and self-compassion scale – short form (SCS-SF). The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) in AMOS-24. Bootstrapping analysis was carried out via Preacher and Hayes’ (2008) macro to analyze the mediating relationships.Results: According to the bootstrapping analysis, self-compassion significantly mediates the relationship of type D personality with psychological well-being and self-care behaviors (in all cases p< 0.0001). The coefficient of determination of the final model demonstrated that all exogenous and medicating variables could predict 89% of the psychological well-being changes and 87% of self-care behaviors.Conclusions: Self-compassion can serve as a buffer and reduce the destructive effects of the type D personality on psychological well-being and self-care behaviors in diabetic patients. Thus, taking measures to train and strengthen self-compassion is essential in the psychological treatment of diabetic patients.
Houshang Garavand
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Objective: The Coronavirus not only affects physical health but also the outbreak of this virus can have devastating psychological effects. To treat and diagnose, these impacts should be identified. This study investigatied the mediating role of empathy in the relationship between self-compassion and ...
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Objective: The Coronavirus not only affects physical health but also the outbreak of this virus can have devastating psychological effects. To treat and diagnose, these impacts should be identified. This study investigatied the mediating role of empathy in the relationship between self-compassion and psychological capital with corona anxiety.
Method: The research method was correlational with path analysis. The population of this study included all undergraduate students of Poldokhtar Higher Education Center (450 students) who were studying in the academic year 2020-2021. The sample of the study consisted of 210 male students who answered the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (CDAS; Alipour & et al., 2020), Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003), Psychological Capital Questionnaire (PCQ; Luthans et al., 2007), and Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI; Davis, 1983) electronically. Casual modeling was used to analyze data.
Results: The results showed that the proposed model has a good fit with the data of this study (RMSEA = 0.001, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.98, CFI = 1.00). The results showed that the psychological capital had a direct effect on corona anxiety (β = -0.16, p<0.05), but self-compassion did not have a positive effect on corona anxiety (p>0.05). Self-compassion had a positive effect on empathy (β = 0.32, p<0/01); but psychological capital did not affect empathy (p>0/05) directly. Also, empathy positively affected corona anxiety (β = -0.29, p<0/01). Indirect pathway results showed that only self-compassion mediated by empathy could reduce corona anxiety (p<0/01).
Conclusions: According to the results, students with higher psychological capital and empathy experience less corona anxiety, and on the other hand, the more self-compassion increases, the more empathy improves, which results in a decrease in corona anxiety. Therefore, through education and promotion of self-compassion, empathy can be increased and the severity of corona anxiety in students can be reduced.
Sepehr Pourkhalili; Elnaz Sadeghi Chookami; Abbas Abolghasemi
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Objective: The Coronavirus not only affects physical health, but the outbreak of this virus can also have devastating psychological effects. To treat and diagnose, these impacts should be identified. This study aimed to investigate the role of perfectionism and self-compassion in predicting coronavirus ...
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Objective: The Coronavirus not only affects physical health, but the outbreak of this virus can also have devastating psychological effects. To treat and diagnose, these impacts should be identified. This study aimed to investigate the role of perfectionism and self-compassion in predicting coronavirus anxiety.
Method: The sample consisted of 292 participants who responded online to the Coronavirus Anxiety Inventory, the Hewitt and Flett Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (HF-MPS), and Self-Compassion Scale-Short Form (SCS-SF). Data were analyzed by correlation and multiple regression analysis.
Results: The results have shown that the dimensions of perfectionism, and Self-compassion, predict coronavirus anxiety (P <0.001). Also, mindfulness and common humanity, from self-compassion components, could predict coronavirus anxiety significantly (P <0.001).
Conclusion: These findings indicate that perfectionism is effective in exacerbating Coronavirus anxiety, and self-compassion is effective in modulating it. These variables can play an important role in general health policies, the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of Coronavirus anxiety.
