Comparison of Self-Focused Attention, Emotional Abuse, and Psychological Distress in Individuals with Hypertension and Healthy Individuals

Ghaffari, Mozaffar; Esmali, Ahmad; Fouladi, Asghar; Arjmandi, Roghieh

doi:10.30473/ijohp.2025.73120.1385

Document Type : research

Authors

¹ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran.

² Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Maragheh University, Maraghe, Iran

³ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran

10.30473/ijohp.2025.73120.1385

Abstract

Objective: Hypertension is a common and chronic condition that increases the risk of heart failure, stroke, kidney disease, and psychological issues. This study aimed to compare self-focused attention, emotional abuse, and psychological distress between individuals with hypertension and healthy controls.
Method: This descriptive, causal-comparative study was conducted in Miandoab. The sample included two groups: individuals diagnosed with hypertension (selected via purposive sampling) and matched healthy individuals. Participants completed the Self-Focused Attention Questionnaire (Woody et al., 1997), the Emotional Abuse Questionnaire (Norouzi, 2012), and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (Kessler, 2002). Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 and the Kruskal-Wallis test.
Results: Results indicated significant differences in mean levels of self-focused attention, emotional abuse, and psychological distress between individuals with hypertension and healthy individuals (P ≤ 0.05). Mean scores for these variables were higher in hypertensive individuals.
Conclusion: These findings suggest that addressing and reducing these characteristics is significant in managing and treating hypertension.

Keywords

Main Subjects

Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, AIDS, cardiovascular, MS, etc.

Article Title [Persian]

مقایسه توجه معطوف به خود، آزاردیدگی هیجانی و آشفتگی روانشناختی در بین افراد مبتلا به فشار خون و افراد سالم

Authors [Persian]

مظفر غفاری ¹
احمد اسمالی ²
اصغر فولادی ³
رقیه ارجمندی ¹

¹ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran.

² Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Maragheh University, Maraghe, Iran

³ Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran

Abstract [Persian]

پرفشاری خون از جمله بیماری‌های شایع، مزمن، عود کننده و زمینه ساز سایر بیماری‌ها از جمله نارسایی‌های قلبی، سکته مغزی، نارسایی کلیوی و مشکلات روان شناختی اســت. در این راستا تحقیق حاضر به دنبال مقایسه توجه معطوف به خود، آزاردیدگی هیجانی و آشفتگی روانشناختی در بین افراد مبتلا به فشار خون و افراد سالم بود. پژوهش حاضر از نوع توصیفی و به لحاظ روش از نوع علی- مقایسه ای بود. جامعه آماری شامل دو گروه از افراد مبتلا به فشار خون و گروه سالم شهر میاندوآب بوده است. که افراد مبتلا به فشار خون به روش نمونه گیری هدفمند انتخاب شدند و افراد سالم هم پس از همسان سازی با افراد منتخب فشار خون انتخاب شدند و به پرسشنامه‌های توجه معطوف به خود وودی و همکاران (1997)، آزاردیدگی هیجانی نوروزی(1391) و آشفتگی روان شناختی کسلر (2002) پاسخ دادند. داده های گردآوری شده در بستر نرم افزار آماری SPSS نسخه 26، از طریق آزمون کروسکال- والیس تحلیل شدند و نتایج نشان داد که میانگین توجه معطوف به خود، آزار دیدگی هیجانی و آشفتگی روانشناختی در بین افراد مبتلا به فشار خون و افراد سالم متفاوت می باشد(05/0 P≤ ). که میانگین نمرات توجه معطوف به خود، آزار دیدگی هیجانی و آشفتگی روانشناختی در افراد مبتلا به فشار خون بیشتر از افراد عادی بوده است. بنابراین، باتوجه به سطح بالای توجه معطوف به خود، آزار دیدگی هیجانی و آشفتگی روانشناختی در افراد مبتلا به فشار خون، لازم هست در کنترل و درمان فشارخون، به اصلاح و کاهش این ویژگی‌ها هم اقدام شود.

Keywords [Persian]

فشار خون
توجه معطوف به خود
آزاردیدگی هیجانی
آشفتگی روانشناختی

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Comparison of Self-Focused Attention, Emotional Abuse, and Psychological Distress in Individuals with Hypertension and Healthy Individuals

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