mahnaz etefaghi; Mehrdad Sabet; Khadijeh Abolmaali Alhoseini
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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Barlow's transdiagnostic, emotion-focused and mindfulness therapy on moderating the eating behavior of adults with obesity.
Method: The present research project was a semi-experimental with pretest, post test, and follow up with a ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Barlow's transdiagnostic, emotion-focused and mindfulness therapy on moderating the eating behavior of adults with obesity.
Method: The present research project was a semi-experimental with pretest, post test, and follow up with a control group. The statistical population included all people with obesity in Tehran. Sixty people were randomly selected through available sampling method and were assigned to four groups: (1) Barlow's transdiagnostic therapy, (2) emotion- focused therapy, (3) mindfulness-based therapy, and (4) control group. Data were analyzed using the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ) in three stages: pre test, post test, and follow up, and were analyzed by mixed-variance analysis.
Results: The research findings showed the within effects significant (P<0.05) regarding emotional, environmental, and restricted eating. Regarding between effects, a significant and constant effectiveness was found in the subscale of emotional and restricted eating in emotion- focused therapy group and in the subscale of environmental eating in mindfulness-based therapy group (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Emotion- focused therapy can help people to moderate emotional and restricted eating through emotional experience and making sense of emotions, and mindfulness therapy can help people to moderate environmental eating by helping them focus on the present moment and break repetitive patterns.
Elmira Majedi; Mahdieh Salehi; amin rafiepoor; Afsaneh Ghnbaripanah
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Objective: Researchers have considered the components of positive psychology as predictors of psychological well-being. This study aimed to investigate the psychological well-being model based on rumination and the meaning of life with the mediating role of post-traumatic growth and resilience in cancer ...
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Objective: Researchers have considered the components of positive psychology as predictors of psychological well-being. This study aimed to investigate the psychological well-being model based on rumination and the meaning of life with the mediating role of post-traumatic growth and resilience in cancer patients.
Method: The present study was conducted by correlation method and structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all the cancer patients referred to hospitals in Tehran in 2020, among whom 300 individuals (218 women and 82 men) were selected by purposive sampling. Participants received psychological well-being questionnaires, rumination-reflection, the meaning of life, post-traumatic growth, and resilience.
Results: Findings demonstrated that this model fits well in cancer patients, and the relationship between mediating variables with endogenous and exogenous variables was significant (df2c =2.14, GFI=0.92, and CFI= 0.93 and RMSEA =0.05, P=0.01). The variables studied by the model explained 51% of the psychological well-being variance in these patients. Conclusion: The Psychological well-being of cancer patients is affected by variables related to positive psychology such as the meaning of life, post-traumatic growth, and resilience. Rumination, if leading to meaning-making and post-traumatic growth, can potentially positively affect psychological well-being.
Zabihollah KavehFarsani; mehdi Omidian
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Objective: One of the most important social factors that have been constantly identified as a predictor of healthy aging is marriage satisfaction. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of social support on marital satisfaction with mediating role of emotional loneliness ...
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Objective: One of the most important social factors that have been constantly identified as a predictor of healthy aging is marriage satisfaction. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of social support on marital satisfaction with mediating role of emotional loneliness and physical activity.
Method: This study was descriptive and correlational based on structural equations. The statistical population consisted of all the elderly in the care centers of Shahrekord and Farsan in 2019, among whom 180 individuals were randomly selected as participants. Then the subjects completed research instruments, including Relationship Assessment scale (Hendrick, 1998), Perceived Social Support Scale (Zimet, et al., 1988), Adult’s Social and Emotional Loneliness scale (DiTommasso, et al., 2004), and Leisure-time Activities Scale (Godin, 1985). Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used through SPSS (version 23) and AMOS (version 23) to analyze data.
Findings: The results demonstrated direct effect of social support, emotional loneliness and physical activity on marital satisfaction (p <0.001) and indirect effect of perceived social support on marital satisfaction through emotional loneliness and physical activity (p <.05).
Conclusion: The SEM results of the current study supported the proposed model explaining the interrelationships between perceived social support, loneliness, physical activity, and marital satisfaction. The findings of the present study suggest the authorities to pay more attention to the factors of social support, emotional loneliness and physical activity in order to improve the marital relationships of the elderly. The findings of this study can help psychologists and other caretakers create more effective family matter programs for the older generations to enhance their marital satisfaction.
maryam hajilou; Hasan Ahadi; mohammadreza seirafi; saeed shahbeigi
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Objective: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and disabling disease. The purpose of the present research was to examine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management training on the resilience of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Method: This research was a quasi-experimental design ...
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Objective: Multiple sclerosis is a chronic and disabling disease. The purpose of the present research was to examine the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral stress management training on the resilience of patients with multiple sclerosis.
Method: This research was a quasi-experimental design with pre-test, post-test and follow-up, and a control group. The statistical population included female patients with MS referred to the Dr. Shahbigi Neurology Clinic in Tehran. The participants were 30 patients who were selected through purposeful sampling and randomly assigned to the two experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent ten sessions of stress management training based on the Cognitive Behavioral Model. Data were collected using the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale. Research data were analyzed using Mixed Repeated Measures ANOVA.
Results: The results revealed that cognitive-behavioral stress management training could significantly enhance the resilience of patients with MS.
Conclusion: Therefore, the use of cognitive-behavioral stress management training could be effective in improving the resilience of patients with MS.
Razieh Kamal; Razieh Rahmani; Hoda Nadaf Shargh
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Objective: While previous research studies primarily focused on younger populations, this study compared the relationship between Instagram use and the mental health of both young and older women who were quarantined because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: Data were collected using Google Form from ...
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Objective: While previous research studies primarily focused on younger populations, this study compared the relationship between Instagram use and the mental health of both young and older women who were quarantined because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: Data were collected using Google Form from March 1 to May 5, 2020. A total of 389 women from Mashhad City in Iran participated in the study and completed a questionnaire regarding their daily Instagram usage and a General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28).
Results: Older users’ daily Instagram use was not significantly different from that of younger users [t (382) = 0.98, p = 0.33]. Furthermore, results indicated that there was a significant positive correlation between daily Instagram use and young users’ mental health levels [r (352) = 0.23, p=0.00]. Finally, there was no significant correlation between daily Instagram use and old users’ mental health levels [r (28) = -0.20, p = 0.28].
Conclusion: The findings advance an understanding of Instagram use among younger and older adults and highlight the correlation between Instagram use and mental health. The results can inform future technological interventions that are designed to help younger and older adults who may have better access to social benefits via SNS platforms, particularly in specific circumstances, such as those brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 effect of parents' authoritarian parenting style on married women's sexual performance; And it does not have a mediating effect on the effect of 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
Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, AIDS, cardiovascular, MS, etc.
الهه اسلمی; معصومه ایزدی; اکرم ملک زاده
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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 ShirazMethod: The research method was descriptive correlation type. The statistical population of this study consists of women with breast cancer in Shiraz city 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 who were treated by chemotherapy voluntarily were completed the relevant questionnaires, which include psychological well-being questionnaire (Ryff, 1989), chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea questionnaire (Rhodes & McDaniel, 1999) and coping style questionnaire (Parker & Endler, 1990). The data were analyzed by AMOS software.Results: Research findings showed that there was a negative and significant relationship between psychological well-being and avoidant coping style, and there was 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: by improving coping skills strategies and psychological well-being of women with breast cancer, chemotherapy-induced delayed nausea can be reduced.
Vahid Sadeghi-Firoozabadi; Haniyeh Khosh; Mohsen Dehghani; Ali khatibi; AbdolReza Nasser Moghaddasi; Vahid abdolmanafi
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Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of studying the role of sleep quality moderator in the relationship between depression and treatment compliance. Method: The research design was descriptive and correlational and the community included all patients with multiple sclerosis living in ...
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Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of studying the role of sleep quality moderator in the relationship between depression and treatment compliance. Method: The research design was descriptive and correlational and the community included all patients with multiple sclerosis living in Tehran. 229 subjects with Multiple Sclerosis disease were selected in the accessible way and they were asked to answer Morinsky's treatment compliance, Petersburg sleep quality and Beck's depression questionnaires using pencil and paper method. Findings: Evidence of the predictive role of depressive symptoms for poor adherence to treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis was found. In addition, evidence of the predictive role of sleep quality in treatment adherence was found, but its mediating role in the relationship between depression and treatment adherence was not found. Conclusion: The findings indicated the importance of depression symptoms and sleep quality in the treatment compliance of multiple sclerosis patients. Considering the importance of treatment compliance in the prognosis of the disease, it is suggested that doctors take this issue into consideration to formulate treatment plans to target cognitive and emotional problems parallel to the main treatment of the disease and thereby increase treatment compliance.
Psychological interventions in health and diseases
fatemeh فاضلی ثانی
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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion focused therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy on alexithymia and difficulty in emotion regulation in patients with pain disorder. The method of the present study was a quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group ...
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The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion focused therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy on alexithymia and difficulty in emotion regulation in patients with pain disorder. The method of the present study was a quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group and two-month follow-up. The statistical population of the study included all women who referred to Manoushan and Behsa counseling centers in Tehran with psychosomatic problems and pain. Sixty people from this population were selected and randomly divided into three groups (20 people in each group). Research instruments included the Toronto Emotional Dysfunction Scale (Bugby et al., 1994) and the Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) (Gertz & Roemer, 2004). One group received 12 one-hour sessions of emotional focused therapy and another group received 10 one-hour sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy. But the control group did not receive any intervention during the study. In addition to descriptive statistics, mixed variance analysis and Ben Foroni post hoc test were used to analyze the research data. The results for alexithymia showed that the emotional focused therapy group had a significantly lower mean than the cognitive behavioral group (P= 0.02) and the control group (P= 0.001), and cognitive-behavioral group has a significantly higher mean compared to the control group (P = 0.001). Also, the results for the difficulty in emotion regulation showed that the emotional focused group and the cognitive behavioral group have significantly lower means compared to the control group (P = 0.001). The results of the present study, in addition to confirming the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral therapy, indicated that emotion focused therapy is a more effective treatment for alexithymia. As a result, emotion-focused therapy can be considered as an effective treatment that can be used by health professionals to mend pain disorders.
Psychological aspects in health and diseases
behnaz navid; Ahmad Alipor; Eisa jafari; ashraf moini
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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the structural model of the relationship between sexual function and psychosocial factors with life Satisfaction based on the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in women with endometriosis.MethodsThis present study was descriptive correlation ...
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ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the structural model of the relationship between sexual function and psychosocial factors with life Satisfaction based on the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in women with endometriosis.MethodsThis present study was descriptive correlation research design based on structural equations. The statistical population of the study included all women with endometriosis, referring to Arash Hospital as a referral women center and gynecological office in Tehran, Iran in 2023-2024. Based on the Morgan formula, 357 subjects were selected using a convenient sampling method. The instruments used in this study to collect data were the Women’s Sexual Function Index (Isidori et al., 2010), Short Form Symptom Checklist-25-Revised (Derogatis et al.1973), Social Health Questionnaire (Keyes, 2004), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnefski, Kraaij, 2006), Satisfaction with life scale (Diner, 1985). Data analysis was done using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and path analysis, AMOS v.22 software was applied to evaluate the proposed model. Intermediate relationships in the proposed model were also tested using the bootstrap method.ResultsThe results of structural equation modeling indicated the model fitness and showed psychological factors has a negative impact on life satisfaction by the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in women with endometriosis (β= -0.114, p<0.001). In addition, the relationship between biological and social factors and life satisfaction through the mediating variable was not found to be significant. Conclusion According to the findings, the model has a good fit and cognitive emotion regulation plays a mediating role in the relationship between sexual function and psychosocial factors with life satisfaction. This study provides a useful framework for identifying the influential components in the field of life satisfaction in women with endometriosis that should be considered in psychological treatment programs.Keywords: sexual function, psychosocial health, cognitive emotional regulation, life satisfaction, endometriosis
