Fatemeh Amanloo; Mohammad Rajabi; Mahdi Nayyeri
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Objective: Patients suffering from psychosomatic disorders such as peptic ulcers struggle with many psychological and physical problems. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) with emotion-focused therapy (EFT) on cognitive emotional regulation ...
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Objective: Patients suffering from psychosomatic disorders such as peptic ulcers struggle with many psychological and physical problems. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of group mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) with emotion-focused therapy (EFT) on cognitive emotional regulation of patients with peptic ulcer. Method: This semi-experimental study was conducted with a pre-test-post-test-3-month follow-up design and a control group. For this purpose, 45 patients were selected through convenience sampling method among patients referred to specialized internal medicine clinics during Jan-March 2023. The participants were randomly assigned to three groups i.e. control (15 people), EFT (15 people), and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (15 people). The intervention groups received eight sessions of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy/ emotion-focused therapy. The control group did not receive any treatment during the study. The participants completed the standard cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire of Garnefski and Kraaij before, after and three months after the interventions. The obtained data were analyzed by repeated measurement analysis of variance and Bonferroni test. Results: Overall, the obtained results showed that EFT and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy are effective in the emotional regulation of patients with peptic ulcers (P=0.001). Comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy with emotion therapy on adaptive (P=0.56) and maladaptive (P=0.22) emotional regulation showed no significant difference in patients with peptic ulcer. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be said that both emotional therapy methods and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy have a positive effect on the emotional regulation of patients with peptic ulcers, and these two methods can be used for the improvement of emotional improvement in patients.
fatemeh eisazadeh; majid saffarinia; Mahnaz Aliakbari Dehkordi; Ahmad Alipour
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Objective: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic and complex disease that requires constant medical and psychological care. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of acceptance, commitment, and mindfulness therapy in improving blood sugar control and weight control in people with type 2 diabetes.Method: ...
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Objective: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic and complex disease that requires constant medical and psychological care. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of acceptance, commitment, and mindfulness therapy in improving blood sugar control and weight control in people with type 2 diabetes.Method: The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design and a two-month follow-up with a control group. The statistical population of this study included all men with type 2 diabetes and overweight in Tehran in 2021. The research samples were 60 patients who were selected through the purposeful sampling method and randomly assigned into three equal groups including experimental group A (under acceptance and commitment therapy), experimental group B (under mindfulness therapy), and control group (without intervention). The data collection tool in this study was the HBA1C test to control blood sugar and BMI to control weight. Data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance.Results: The results showed a significant difference between the mean scores of blood sugar control and weight control in the acceptance and commitment therapy group and the control group (p < 0.001). Also, there was a significant difference between the blood sugar control and weight control scores of the mindfulness therapy group and the control group (p < 0.05).Conclusion: It is concluded that both interventions, especially acceptance and commitment therapy to reduce the psychological and physical problems of patients with type 2 diabetes.
Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, AIDS, cardiovascular, MS, etc.
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 parts of the central nervous system (CNS) at various times. Its peak incidence is between the ages of 20 and 40. The experience of pain plays an ...
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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 parts of the central nervous system (CNS) at various 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. This research aims to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness training programs on the perception of pain experience and self-compassion in MS patients.Method: The current research is an experiment with available sampling methods. The sample includes 40 MS patients, 20 in the experimental group and 20 in the control group. Mindfulness training programs (Kabat—Zinn), the McGill Pain Experience Scale (MPQ), and the 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) is significant. Therefore, it can be said that increasing self-compassion leads to higher efficiency in facing stressful situations.Conclusion: Enhancing cognitive processes, particularly self-compassion, through mindfulness training can significantly influence individuals’ perception of pain. It is recommended that families receive appropriate training to develop strategies aimed at strengthening mindfulness skills in individuals.
Psychological aspects in health and diseases
Mahdieh Rahmanian; Rozalin Shah moradian
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Objective: Family dynamics play a significant role in establishing emotional relationships among its members and fostering psychological well-being, which extends to individual and collective members' peace of mind. This study aimed to investigate the impact of parenting styles and sexual education styles ...
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Objective: Family dynamics play a significant role in establishing emotional relationships among its members and fostering psychological well-being, which extends to individual and collective members' peace of mind. This study aimed to investigate the impact of parenting styles and sexual education styles of parents, with anxiety as a mediating variable, on the sexual performance of married women.Method: The study population consisted of married women who presented with sexual dysfunction at psychiatric and women's clinics in Tehran. Since the minimum number of samples in structural equation modeling is 200 individuals, 200 individuals were selected through convenience sampling. The research instruments included Baumrind's Parenting Styles Scale (1972), Parental Sexual Education Styles Scale (2010), Beck Anxiety Scale (1990), and Rosen et al.'s Sexual Performance Scale (2000). Structural equation modeling was employed to analyze the data.Results: The findings of the present study showed that anxiety does not have a mediating effect on the effect of parents' strict sexual education style on the sexual performance of married women, but it has a complete mediating effect on the sexual performance of married women in the authoritative sexual education style of parents. Also, anxiety has a partial mediating effect on the impact of parents' authoritarian parenting style on married women's sexual performance, and it does not have a mediating effect on the parents' authoritarian parenting style on married women's sexual performance (p > 0.05).Conclusion: The study concludes that the sexual performance of married women is significantly influenced by the styles of parenting and sexual education they received, with anxiety playing varied mediating roles. An authoritative approach to sexual education, coupled with parenting styles that manage to reduce anxiety, tends to enhance sexual performance in women.
Mahnaz Aliakbari Dehkordi; Khadijeh Yaminishad; Reza Pourhosein; Tayebeh Mohtashami; Afsaneh Dortaj
Volume 1, Issue 2 , December 2018, , Pages 25-32
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Abstract Objective: Researchers have shown that obesity in children can cause many body and mind problems. Watching some TV advertisement and programs that indirectly encourage children eating can cause children overeating and obesity. Despite the importance, little research has been done in this ...
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Abstract Objective: Researchers have shown that obesity in children can cause many body and mind problems. Watching some TV advertisement and programs that indirectly encourage children eating can cause children overeating and obesity. Despite the importance, little research has been done in this subject. This study is trying to evaluate the effect of TV productions on eating behavior in obese children. Method: This research was the experimental study with pretest-posttest with control group in statistical population of 40 high school students that selected through simple random sampling. All subjects completed DEBQ-C scale before and after the test. This questionnaire was designed by Van Strien (2007) for the study of eating behavior in children with 7 to 12 years old. Results: Data analysis and significance analysis of covariance in p and this effect was more on the girls than boys. Conclusion: Since watching TV advertisement and some TV programs has a positive relationship with eating behavior, it is recommended that TV and education authorities plan to teach appropriate training to parents and children to create a proper act of eating behavior.
Psychological interventions in health and diseases
Hasti Chalabi; Hosein Zare; Mahdieh Rahmanian
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Objective: The present study aimed to present and investigate the structural model of the effectiveness of the cognitive-based intervention on cortisol and lipid profiles, with the mediating effect of cognitive flexibility and behavioral brain systems in overweight people with high stress.Method: The ...
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Objective: The present study aimed to present and investigate the structural model of the effectiveness of the cognitive-based intervention on cortisol and lipid profiles, with the mediating effect of cognitive flexibility and behavioral brain systems in overweight people with high stress.Method: The research design was experimental with a control group, pre-test-post-test, and follow-up design. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the data. The statistical population of this research was all 190 people referred to the cosmetic surgery clinic in 2023. The research sample consisted of 30 people (15 for the experimental group and 15 for the control group) selected through the purposeful sampling method and according to the research inclusion and exclusion criteria. The respondents answered the Behavioral Activation / Inhibition Systems Scale (Carver & White, 1994) and Connor and Davidson’s Flexibility Questionnaire (2003). A semi-structured interview was used to measure stress.Results: The results of univariate covariance analysis showed a significant difference between the two experimental and control groups in the variables of brain-behavioral systems (F = 3.824, P = 0.035) and cognitive flexibility (F = 4.958, P = 0.032). Also, the effectiveness of the cognitive intervention on cortisol was 0.70. It means that 79% of the changes obtained in the post-test scores of the experimental group were due to the intervention.Conclusion: We can conclude that stress leads to an increase in overweight and a reduction in an individual's flexibility and positive attitude toward body image. Therefore, using Yoga, breathing exercises, cognitive therapy, and treating overweight people to manage their stress correctly is necessary.
saeed pourabdol; nasser sobhi gharamaleki; nader hajloo; Seyed Hamed Sajjadpour
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Background:The aim of this research was to study the role of emotion failures and social well-being in predicting violence against women. Materials and Methods:This research was descriptive and correlational. The population under study was all women applicants for divorce in Ardabil city in 2016 from ...
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Background:The aim of this research was to study the role of emotion failures and social well-being in predicting violence against women. Materials and Methods:This research was descriptive and correlational. The population under study was all women applicants for divorce in Ardabil city in 2016 from among whom 106 were selected by available sampling method. Tools of data collection were the scale of violence against women, and questionnaires of alexithymia and social well-being. Data analysis was done through Pearson correlation and Multiple Linear regression. Results:The results indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between alexithymia and violence against women (P<0/05). Moreover, there was a significant negative relationship between social well-being and violence against women (P<0/05). The results of regression analysis showed that 64 percent of the variance of violence against women was significantly explained by emotion failures and social well-being variables. Conclusions:According to the findings it can be concluded that the recognition of emotions at the individual level as well as the identification and description of emotions and awareness of emotions can be effective in improving couples' relationships and reducing family violence. Besides, contributing ourselves in the family and society and accepting the community and its members with its weaknesses and strengths and having effective relations with close people and supporting people leads to a reduction in violence against women.
Ahmad Alipour; Roghayeh Mohammadi
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Objective: Painful diabetic neuropathy is a major complication of chronic diabetes with a significant negative impacton the quality of sleep and quality of life in diabetic patients. This study was conducted to determine the single andcombined effect of the primary motor cortex (M1) and left Dorsolateral ...
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Objective: Painful diabetic neuropathy is a major complication of chronic diabetes with a significant negative impacton the quality of sleep and quality of life in diabetic patients. This study was conducted to determine the single andcombined effect of the primary motor cortex (M1) and left Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (L- DLPFC/ F3) anodictranscranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in improving sleep quality and quality of life in type 2 diabetes patientswith neuropathic pain.Method: The current study was a four-group double-blind randomized clinical trial. The statistical population consistedof all patients with type 2 diabetes aged 45 to 65 years, who were members of the Bonab Diabetes Association in2022 and identified as having neuropathic pain by specialists. The research sample was 48 people selected throughthe purposeful sampling method and randomly assigned into three experimental groups and one sham control group.Patients in four groups received their respective interventions for 12 sessions, three times a week. The data collectionwas done using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the 36-Item Short Form Quality of Life questionnaire(SF-36).Results: According to the findings, only the stimulation of M1 and F3 areas was effective in improving the sleepquality of diabetic patients. In terms of increasing quality of life, the effect of combined treatment (stimulation ofboth M1 and F3 areas) was significantly higher than the F3 area stimulation and sham stimulation groups. Also, theobserved effect remained stable until the 3-month follow-up stage.Conclusion: According to the results of this research, neuropsychological rehabilitation through electrical stimulationof the M1 and F3 areas of the brain was supported to improve the sleep quality and the quality of life of diabeticneuropathy patients.
Abbas Abolghasemi; Niloofar Mikaeili; Behnam Khoshnoodnia Chomachaei; Seyedeh Haedeh Karimi Yousefi
Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2018, , Pages 29-36
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The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive therapy on emotional distress and stress coping strategies in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. The design of study was semi-experimental with pre and post-test, with a control group. The participants were 30 patients with Multiple ...
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The present study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of cognitive therapy on emotional distress and stress coping strategies in patients with Multiple Sclerosis. The design of study was semi-experimental with pre and post-test, with a control group. The participants were 30 patients with Multiple Sclerosis living in Tehran who were randomly assigned in the experimental and control groups. The data was gathered by Stress Coping Strategies Questionnaire, and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. The experimental group participated in 12 sessions of cognitive therapy, while the control group received no help. Results of Multivariate Covariance Analysis confirmed the effectiveness of cognitive therapy on improvement of anxiety, depression, and stress coping strategies in patients suffering MS (P
Ahmad Alipor; Gholam Hossein Javanmard; Rogayeh Mohammadi Garegozlo
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Objective: The present research aimed to determine the pure and combined effect of both techniques of mindfulness based-relaxation (MBR) and Transcranial Electrical Simulation (tCES) on decreasing prospective and retrospective memory errors and failure of executive functions of patients with type 2 diabetes. ...
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Objective: The present research aimed to determine the pure and combined effect of both techniques of mindfulness based-relaxation (MBR) and Transcranial Electrical Simulation (tCES) on decreasing prospective and retrospective memory errors and failure of executive functions of patients with type 2 diabetes. Method: The study is a randomized three-group double-blind clinical trial with repeated measures designs. The sample of the study consisted of 30 patients selected with convenience and purposive sampling method from Diabetes Association of Bonab city, and they were randomly assigned to the three groups of 10 subjects: MBR, CES, MBR+CES groups; and they received interventions related to their group in 10 individual sessions. All patients were assessed by the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS) and Prospective and Retrospective Memory Questionnaire (PRMQ), before and after the intervention, and one month after the intervention. Result: The results of split-plot analysis of variance (SPANOVA) indicated the change of the mean of retrospective and prospective memory over time, and the change of prospective memory over time in different groups. The results of covariance analysis and the post hoc test of Ben Foruni indicated that in the follow-up phase, the prospective memory errors in the MBR+CES group were significantly lower than both the MBR and CES group (P <0.05). Conclusion: The results of the study provide many theoretical and practical implications for improving the cognitive function of type 2 diabetic patients following MBR and CES therapeutic techniques.
azar kiamarsi; abbas abolghasemi; mina taherifard; bahar aliyan
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Objective: Studies have found that PTSD patients are more likely to experience various physical and mental health problems. This study was conducted to compare emotional deregulation, dissociative experiences and cognitive failures in persons with and without post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS).
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Objective: Studies have found that PTSD patients are more likely to experience various physical and mental health problems. This study was conducted to compare emotional deregulation, dissociative experiences and cognitive failures in persons with and without post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS).
Method: This research was causal–comparative. The sample consisted of 150 persons with and without PTSS (75 in each group) referring to forensic medicine centers of Ardabil city. The subjects were selected via convenient sampling method. Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire-Short Form (CERQ-SF), Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES), Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ), and Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) were utilized for data collection.
Results: Multivariate analysis of variance showed that mean scores of emotional deregulation, dissociative experiences, and cognitive failures were significantly higher in persons with PTSS (p<0.01).
Conclusion: The findings indicated that modifying dissociative experiences and cognitive failures, and enhancing emotional regulation skills may help to mitigate posttraumatic stress symptoms.
keynoosh kashef kashef keyvan; Shahram Vaziri
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) of anxiety, depression, and distress in people with an anxiety disorder.
Method: The present study was applied and quasi-experimental in terms of the method (consisting of pre-test, post-test, and ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) of anxiety, depression, and distress in people with an anxiety disorder.
Method: The present study was applied and quasi-experimental in terms of the method (consisting of pre-test, post-test, and control group). The population of this study consisted of people with anxiety disorder referred to Loghman Hospital in Tehran in the age of 2019. Twenty people who were selected as participants based on the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into two groups (i.e.,REBT and control groups) equally (10 people in each group). Experimental pretest and posttest were performed using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS), and the participants in the experimental group underwent the experiment for three months (a two-hour session per week).
Results: The results were analyzed using analysis of covariance. The results showed that REBT intervention was significantly effective (P=0.05) in reducing patients' distress, depression, and anxiety.
Conclusions: Thus, REBT can reduce patients’ psychological problems by helping them recognize their irrational beliefs better and reduce their anxiety (self-blame) and hostility (blaming others and the universe).
Fateme Nazemi; Hadi Bahrami Ehsan; Ahmad Alipour; Nooshin Bayat
Volume 1, Issue 2 , December 2018, , Pages 33-44
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Abstract Background: In this survey, the intervention of cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) on psychological and immune indices and pain in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis is studied. Method: Statistical population of the study consisted of patients who referred to the rheumatology ...
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Abstract Background: In this survey, the intervention of cognitive behavioral stress management (CBSM) on psychological and immune indices and pain in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis is studied. Method: Statistical population of the study consisted of patients who referred to the rheumatology clinics in the northern parts of Tehran. 44 participants aged 25–60 using purposive sampling in accordance with inclusion and exclusion criteria selected and in two groups of 22 individuals were examined. Psychological, immune and pain evaluation tests of depression, anxiety and stress scale, blood sample, and McGill pain inventory were conducted in two stages of pretest and posttest using multiple covariance analysis. Results: The results showed a significant effect of the stress management intervention on depression (F1,37=4/318, P= 0/046, η2 =0/104) among patients with RA. The use of this intervention was effective in reducing the immune parameter (CRP) (F1,38= 17/593, P= 0/001, η2 =0/316) and their pain (F1,39= 4/885, P= 0/033, η2 =0/111). Conclusion: According to the results, employing this method for RA patients is very helpful and it can be suggested for improving their psychological and physical conditions.
Isaac Rahimian Boogar; Somayeh safarzade; Siavash Talepasand
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Objective: A great number of patients leave psychotherapy prior to the end of treatment. The present study predicts the premature termination of individual psychotherapy based on patients’ expectations and tolerance and therapists’ competencies with the mediating role of therapeutic alliance. ...
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Objective: A great number of patients leave psychotherapy prior to the end of treatment. The present study predicts the premature termination of individual psychotherapy based on patients’ expectations and tolerance and therapists’ competencies with the mediating role of therapeutic alliance. Method: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 317 patients referred to Mental Health Clinics, Pain Clinics and Substance Use Treatment Centers in Mashhad, Iran were selected by random sampling. The data were collected by Distress/Endorsement Validation Scale, Working Alliance Inventory-Short Revised, the Milwaukee Psychotherapy Expectations Questionnaire, and Outcome Questionnaire. The data were analyzed by SPSS-19 and structural equation modeling with LISREL-8.80 software. Results: The examined model indicated good fitness for the data observed (RMSEA=0.02, GFI=0.99, AGFI=0.99, NFI=1, CFI=1, IFI=1, RMR=0.00253, P value=0.90). Psychotherapy expectations (γ=-0.40) and therapists’ competencies (γ=-0.29) directly influenced the premature termination of individual psychotherapy. Treatment tolerance (γ=-0.17) directly affected the premature termination of individual psychotherapy. Therapeutic alliance (β=-0.13) had an impact on the premature termination of individual psychotherapy. Psychotherapy expectations (γ=0.42) and therapists’ competencies (γ=0.54) significantly influenced the therapeutic alliance, thereby affecting the premature termination of individual psychotherapy. Conclusions: Psychotherapy expectations, treatment tolerance, therapists’ competencies and therapeutic alliance interactively effect in the premature termination of psychotherapy and therefore on the health outcomes of patients. This finding did develop insights into designing the tailored interventions to resolve premature termination and improve the outcomes of psychotherapeutic interventions. Furthermore, clinicians must be concerned with these factors in the clinics and healthcare centers to enhance the successful termination of psychotherapy.
Pardis Heidari; shahla pakdaman; masoud gholamali lavasani
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Objective: This study aimed to design and apply a self-care training package for elementary students’ health. According to the purpose of the study, two hypotheses were posed. The first hypothesis states that the self-care training package is effective for elementary students’ health improvement, ...
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Objective: This study aimed to design and apply a self-care training package for elementary students’ health. According to the purpose of the study, two hypotheses were posed. The first hypothesis states that the self-care training package is effective for elementary students’ health improvement, and the second hypothesis is that the self-care training package is effective in promoting the health components of elementary students.Method: This research was experimental with a pretest-posttest and control group design. The statistical population was all elementary students of public schools in Tehran city in the academic year 2019-2020. In this study, the health questionnaire and a researcher-made self-care questionnaire were used to collect the required data. In compiling the training package, the topics were divided into eight dimensions or topics for self-care, including physical, nutritional, psychological, social, sleep, virtual, sexual, and health components.Results: The results of the study showed that the self-care training package was effective in promoting primary students’ health.Conclusion: It also promotes each health component (physical health and mental health) in primary school students.
atefeh pourkaveh; zabih Pirani; Mehdi Pourasghar; Anahita Sadeghi; Hossein poustchi
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Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic and debilitating digestive disorder that is more common in people withpsychological disorders than in the general population. This study is aimed at the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioraltherapy in the mitigating of chronic pain and cognitive-emotional ...
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Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic and debilitating digestive disorder that is more common in people withpsychological disorders than in the general population. This study is aimed at the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioraltherapy in the mitigating of chronic pain and cognitive-emotional regulation in patients with Irritable bowel syndrome.
Method: This study investigates the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy on chronic pains and cognitive emotion regulation in patients with IBS. The research method is quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest and control group and a six-month followup. All patients with IBS who had presented to the Shariati Hospital of Tehran and Masoud Gastroenterology and Liver Clinic from autumn 2019 to winter 2020 comprised the statistical population. The sample size was 48 people selected by convenience sampling, then divided into an experimental group and a control group using a block randomization procedure (with each group containing 24). Chronic Pain Grade Scale and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire were the research tools provided to the two groups. However, the control group remained on the waiting list and received no interventions. The cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention was performed for the experimental group for eight 90-minute sessions. Descriptive statistics and Repeated Measures analyzed research data.
Results: Findings indicated that cognitive-behavioral therapy reduced chronic pain and increased cognitive regulation (p0.01>). This efficacy remained stable until a six-month follow-up (p0.05>).
Conclusion: This finding can also be associated with reducing and improving cognitive emotion regulation within psychological interventions planning vision among patients with IBS, and thus have clinical usages.
Marzieh Mahmoudi; Shahla Dinavizadeh
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the integrated approach of meaning therapy and hopetherapy on tolerance of ambiguity, alexithymia, and psychological hardiness of women with breast cancer in Dezful City.Method: The statistical population of this study consisted of all women ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the integrated approach of meaning therapy and hopetherapy on tolerance of ambiguity, alexithymia, and psychological hardiness of women with breast cancer in Dezful City.Method: The statistical population of this study consisted of all women with breast cancer in Dezful in 2021, from whom30 people were randomly selected and assigned to experimental and control groups. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (Taylor,1986), Ambiguity Tolerance Scale, and Hardiness Questionnaire (Kobasa et al.,1982) were administered to both groups.Then the experimental group was subjected to group therapy of the integrated approach of meaning therapy and hopetherapy. The number of therapy sessions was eight 90-minute sessions, and after the end of the training course, bothexperimental and control groups completed the research questionnaires again. After collecting data, multivariate andunivariate analyses of variance were used to analyze data via SPSS software.Results: The results of the data analysis confirmed the effectiveness of this integrated approach on tolerance of ambiguity,alexithymia, and psychological hardiness (p≤ 0/001). Also, the results showed the effect of this integrated approachon the dimensions of alexithymia (difficulty in recognizing emotions, difficulty in describing feelings, and extrovertthinking) and the dimensions of psychological hardiness (commitment, control, and struggle).Conclusion: The findings of this study could lead to positive consequences of the integrated approach of meaningtherapy and hope therapy in women with breast cancer.
Psychological aspects in health and diseases
Reza Shahi; rana peighami; saba mohammadi delband; atefe hojjati
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide a structural equation modeling for the effect of personality traits on bulimia nervosa with the mediating role of emotional intelligence in nurses.Methods: This research was a descriptive-correlational study that employed structural equation modeling ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to provide a structural equation modeling for the effect of personality traits on bulimia nervosa with the mediating role of emotional intelligence in nurses.Methods: This research was a descriptive-correlational study that employed structural equation modeling with partial least squares. The research population consisted of all nurses of medical sciences hospitals in Tabriz in 2022. The research sample was 335 people who were selected using stratified sampling. The research tools employed for this purpose were the shorter form of NEO-FFI (NEO Five-Factor Inventory; 1985), the Binge Eating Scale (BES; Gormally et al., 1982), and Schering's Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire (1996). Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) and Smart PLS 3 plus SPSS 26 were used for data analysis. Results: The results showed that in the proposed model, the five main personality traits, except the extroversion variable, have a significant direct and indirect effect on bulimia nervosa, and another implication of this research is the significant direct effect of emotional intelligence on bulimia nervosa. Another finding was the significant direct effect of the main personality traits on emotional intelligence.Conclusion: The results suggest that interventions for bulimia nervosa should embed education on personality traits and emotional intelligence because, according to the findings, the lower the personality traits, such as neuroticism and higher emotional intelligence, the lower the probability of bulimia nervosa.
Psychological interventions in health and diseases
Ali Afshari
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Objective: When individuals encounter stressful and potentially life-threatening situations, they often experience significant tension that can be challenging to manage without adequate emotional regulation and effective coping mechanisms. This study seeks to explore the function of coping strategies ...
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Objective: When individuals encounter stressful and potentially life-threatening situations, they often experience significant tension that can be challenging to manage without adequate emotional regulation and effective coping mechanisms. This study seeks to explore the function of coping strategies as a mediating factor in the connection between stressful experiences and resilience in university students.Method: The research population consists of all university students enrolled in the academic year 2017-2018, characterized by a basic correlation approach. A total of 373 students were chosen using Morgan’s table and a multi-stage cluster sampling method. Data collection was done utilizing the resilience questionnaire (CD-RSC), the coping strategies questionnaire (CISS), and the stressful events questionnaire (LEQ-12). Research hypotheses were tested using correlation analysis, path analysis, and simultaneous multiple regression techniques.Results: The findings indicate a significant negative correlation between stressful events and resilience (p < 0.01), while a positive correlation exists between problem-oriented strategies and resilience (p < 0.01). Additionally, there is a negative association between emotion-oriented strategies and resilience (p < 0.01), as well as between avoidance strategies and resilience (p < 0.01). Furthermore, a negative relationship is observed between problem-oriented strategies and stressful events (p < 0.01), alongside a positive correlation between emotion-oriented strategies and stressful events (p < 0.01), and a positive relationship between avoidance strategies and stressful events (p < 0.01).Conclusions: According to the results, teaching coping strategies can lead to increased resilience.
khatoon pourmaveddat; Zobeydeh Dehghan Manshadi
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Objective: This study attempted to use resilience-based cognitive-behavioral intervention (R-CBT) through online learning to reduce COVID-19 anxiety and improve psychological well-being.Method: Fourteen Payame Noor University Telephone Counseling Center students with Corona anxiety, selected by volunteer ...
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Objective: This study attempted to use resilience-based cognitive-behavioral intervention (R-CBT) through online learning to reduce COVID-19 anxiety and improve psychological well-being.Method: Fourteen Payame Noor University Telephone Counseling Center students with Corona anxiety, selected by volunteer sampling, received nine sessions of R-CBT using a learning management system (LMS). The participants completed the Corona Disease Anxiety Scale (Alipour et al.2020) and Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-being (Ryff, 1989) in a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. Finally, the data were analyzed using repeated measures.Results: The results demonstrated the significant effect of R-CBT on COVID-19 anxiety and psychological well-being (p<0.0001). LSD post-hoc test indicated a significant difference (p<0.05) among the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages regarding COVID-19 anxiety. Accordingly, the level of stress decreased in the post-test and follow-up stage. The results also revealed a significant difference among the pre-test, post-test, and follow-up stages regarding psychological well-being (p<0.05). Accordingly, the level of psychological well-being increased in the post-test and follow-up stage. However, no significant difference was observed between the post-test and follow-up stages, which highlighted the non-stability of the effect of the intervention over time.Conclusion: According to the results, it could be concluded that online sessions of R-CBT were effective likewise in-person sessions and could be used in pandemic conditions or long-distance therapy to improve the psychological condition of anxious patients.
Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, AIDS, cardiovascular, MS, etc.
Elahe Aslami; Masoumeh Izadi; Akram Malekzadeh
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Objective: Despite significant antiemetic advances, almost 50 % of treated cancer patients still experience nausea and vomiting. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of avoidant coping in the relationships between psychological well-being and chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea ...
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Objective: Despite significant antiemetic advances, almost 50 % of treated cancer patients still experience nausea and vomiting. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of avoidant coping in the relationships between psychological well-being and chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea in women with breast cancer in Shiraz.Method: The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population of this study consists of women with breast cancer in Shiraz with an average age of 51 to 56 years. In this research, a non-random and voluntary sampling method was used; thus, 211 female patients with breast cancer treated by chemotherapy voluntarily completed the relevant questionnaires, which included psychological well-being questionnaire (Ryff, 1989), chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea questionnaire (Rhodes & McDaniel, 1999), and coping style questionnaire (Endler & Parker, 1990). The data were analyzed by AMOS software.Results: Research findings showed a negative and significant relationship between psychological well-being and avoidant coping style, and a positive and significant relationship between avoidant coping style and delayed nausea. The Sobel test confirmed the mediating role of avoidant coping style in the relationship between psychological well-being and delayed nausea. Therefore, it can be concluded that there was a relationship between psychological well-being and delayed nausea, with the mediation of avoidant coping style. Also, psychological well-being had an indirect effect on delayed nausea.Conclusion: Chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea can be reduced by improving coping skills and strategies and the psychological well-being of women with breast cancer.
Psychological interventions in health and diseases
Mohammad Bagher Hassanvand; Maedeh Asadi Rajani; Saeed Yousefi
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ObjectiveThis study explored how group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help improve the mental well-being of mothers who have children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).MethodThe research method was semi-experimental with a pre-post-test design and a control group. Thirty ...
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ObjectiveThis study explored how group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help improve the mental well-being of mothers who have children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).MethodThe research method was semi-experimental with a pre-post-test design and a control group. Thirty mothers of children diagnosed with ADHD were recruited and randomly divided into two groups: 15 mothers participated in seven weekly ACT sessions, while 15 mothers formed the control group. We measured mental well-being using the Mental Comfort Questionnaire and analyzed the results using ANCOVA to account for initial differences.ResultsMothers who attended the ACT sessions showed significant improvements in several areas of mental comfort, including positive emotions, self-confidence in coping, elevated feelings, family support, communication within close groups, and overall mental well-being (all p< 0.05). Effect sizes were moderate to large (η² between 0.12 and 0.65). Social support showed a trend toward improvement (p = 0.07), but no significant changes were observed in mental control or social connection.ConclusionsGroup ACT appears to be an effective approach to enhance various aspects of mental comfort among mothers caring for children with ADHD, promoting greater psychological flexibility and better interpersonal relationships. However, challenges in mental control and social connection suggest that additional or combined therapies might be necessary. These findings support ACT as a flexible, culturally adaptable method to support caregiver mental health.
fatemeh (sousan) jabbari; Sedigheh Gohari; Mahboobeh Alborzi
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Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of spiritual intervention on quality of life and spiritual intelligence among students with visual impairments.
Method: A semi-experimental, pre-test, and post-test design was conducted on 32 visually impaired students of Shoorideh Shirazi School ...
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Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of spiritual intervention on quality of life and spiritual intelligence among students with visual impairments.
Method: A semi-experimental, pre-test, and post-test design was conducted on 32 visually impaired students of Shoorideh Shirazi School for the Blind in 2019-2020 through convenience and purposive sampling. 12 sessions of the spiritual intervention were presented to the experimental group for two months as two sessions per week, while the control group received only the same daily school educational program offered to the experimental group. Using the Quality of Life Questionnaire (1992) and the King Spiritual Intelligence Scale (2008), the level of the individual’s quality of life and spiritual intelligence before and after the intervention was evaluated. After the posttest, SPSS software was used to analyze data; mean and standard deviation were used in the descriptive statistics section, and univariate analysis of covariance in the inferential statistics section.
Result: In total, 32 students participated in the study. There was a significant difference between visually impaired students’ levels of quality of life (F=4.833, p>0.05) and the level of spiritual intelligence (F=178.943, p>0.05) in the experimental and control groups.
Conclusion: After the spiritual intervention, the level of students’ quality of life and level of spiritual intelligence increased significantly. Based on the results, it can be concluded that spiritual intervention can help enhance the quality of life and spiritual intelligence among students with visual impairments.
Danilo Garcia; Ali Al Nima; Erik Lindskär; Alexander Jimmefors; Trevor Archer; Shane MacDonald
Volume 1, Issue 1 , June 2018, , Pages 37-50
Abstract
Background: The affectivity system is a complex dynamic system, thus, it needs to be seen as a whole-system unit that is best studied by analyzing four profiles: self-destructive (low positive affect, high negative affect), low affective (low positive affect, low negative affect), high affective (high ...
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Background: The affectivity system is a complex dynamic system, thus, it needs to be seen as a whole-system unit that is best studied by analyzing four profiles: self-destructive (low positive affect, high negative affect), low affective (low positive affect, low negative affect), high affective (high positive affect, high negative affect), and self-fulfilling (high positive affect, low negative affect). Our purpose was to examine individual differences in psychological well-being and self-regulatory strategies (assessment/locomotion). Additionally, we investigated if the effect of psychological well-being on self-regulatory strategies was moderated by the individual’s type of profile. Method: Participants (N = 567) answered the Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule, Ryff’s Scales of Psychological Well-being, and the Regulatory Mode Questionnaire. We conducted a Multivariate Analysis of Variance using age as covariate and Structural Equation Modeling in a multi-group for moderation analysis. Result: Individuals with a self-fulfilling profile scored highest in all psychological well-being constructs and locomotion and lowest in assessment. Nevertheless, matched comparisons showed that increases in certain psychological resources might lead to profile changes. Moreover, while some psychological well-being constructs (e.g., self-acceptance) had an effect of self-regulatory mode independently of the individual’s profile, other constructs’ (e.g., personal growth) effect on self-regulation was moderated by the person’s unique type of profile. Conclusions: Although only theoretical, these results give an idea of how leaps/changes might be extreme (i.e., from one profile at the extreme of the model to the other extreme), while other might be serial (i.e., from one profile to another depending on matching affective dimensions).
alireza Maneshi Azghandi; Sarah pashang; soheila khodaverdian
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to predict perceived social support based on perceived stress mediated by cognitive emotion regulation in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Methods: The method of study was correlational, structural equation modeling type. The statistical population included ...
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Objective: The aim of the present study was to predict perceived social support based on perceived stress mediated by cognitive emotion regulation in patients with ulcerative colitis.
Methods: The method of study was correlational, structural equation modeling type. The statistical population included all patients with ulcerative colitis, referred to gastroenterology clinics in Districts 4 and 7 of Tehran in 2019. Among them, 261 people were selected through purposeful sampling method. The research tools included perceived social support scale (Zimet et al., 1998), perceives stress scale (Cohen et al., 1983), and cognitive emotion regulation scale (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2006).
Results: The results revealed a negative relationship between perceived stress and perceived social support (β=-0.13, t=2.04) and negative relationship between perceived stress and cognitive emotion regulation (β=-0.21, t=2.96) in patients with ulcerative colitis. A positive relationship was also found between cognitive emotion regulation and perceived social support (β= 0.47, t=7.18), but cognitive emotion regulation had no mediating role between perceived stress and perceived social support in patients with ulcerative colitis (β= 0.09, p>0.05).
Conclusions: Although there were direct relationships between perceived stress, perceived social support, and cognitive emotion regulation, the results revealed no indirect relationship between perceived stress and perceived social support mediated by cognitive emotion regulation in patients with ulcerative colitis. Thus, paying attention to these variables helps researchers and therapists in design of appropriate therapy for Ulcerative Colitis patients
