In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Health Psychology

Document Type : research

Authors

1 Department of Psychology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, University of Guilan

3 Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

4 Department of Counseling, Allameh Tabataba’i

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Article Title [Persian]

بدتنظیمی هیجانی، اجتناب تجربه ای و نارسایی های شناختی در افراد با و بدون علایم استرس پس از سانحه

Authors [Persian]

  • آذر کیامرثی 1
  • عباس ابوالقاسمی 2
  • مینا طاهری فرد 3
  • بهار عالیان 4

1 Department of Psychology, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, University of Guilan

3 Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili

4 . Department of Counseling, Allameh Tabataba’i

Abstract [Persian]

هدف: مطاعات نشان داده اند که در مقایسه با افراد بدون اختلال استرس پس از سانحه، افراد مبتلا به اختلال استرس پس از سانحه تعداد بیشتری از مشکلات سلامت جسمی و روحی را تجربه می کنند . هدف از این تحقیق مقایسه بدتنظیمی هیجانی ، اجتناب تجربه ای و نارسایی های شناختی در افراد دارای و بدون علائم استرس پس از آسیب (PTSS) بود.
روش: این پژوهش یک مطالعه علی- مقایسه‌ای است. نمونه مورد مطالعه شامل افراد آسیب دیده با و بدون PTSS (در هر گروه 75 نفر) در مراکز پزشکی قانونی شهرستان اردبیل بود. همه افراد براساس نمونه گیری در دسترس انتخاب شدند. برای گردآوری دادهها از پرسشنامه تنظیم شناختی هیجان- فرم کوتاه (CERQ-SF) ، مقیاس اجتناب تجربه ای (DES) ، پرسشنامه نارسایی شناختی (CFQ) و مقیاس تاثیر حادثه (IES-R) استفاده شد.
یافته ها: نتایج تحلیل واریانس چند متغیری نشان داد که میانگین راهبردهای تنظیم هیجانی منفی ، اجتناب تجربه ای و نارسایی های شناختی در افراد مبتلا به PTSS به طور معنی داری بیشتر است.
نتیجه گیری: یافته ها حاکی از آن است که تغییر اجتناب تجربه ای و نارسایی های شناختی و افزایش مهارت های تنظیم هیجانی می تواند نقش مهمی در بهبود PTSS در آینده داشته باشد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • بدتنظیمی هیجانی
  • اجتناب تجربه ای
  • نارسایی شناختی
  • علایم استرس پس از آسیب
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