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sadaf kafiabadi; mohammadhassan asayesh; fahimeh bahonar; zahra naghsh
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Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of emotional information processing in the relationship between attachment styles and positive feelings towards the spouse in infertile couples.Method: The method of the present research was a correlational description based on the ...
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Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of emotional information processing in the relationship between attachment styles and positive feelings towards the spouse in infertile couples.Method: The method of the present research was a correlational description based on the practical purpose . The statistical population included infertile couples in Tehran, among whom 200 were selected by convenience sampling. The data were collected by the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) Scale (Brennan et al., 1998), Positive Feelings toward Spouse Questionnaire (The State University of New York., 1975 ), and Emotional Processing Scale (Baker et al., 2010) and analyzed by Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling using SPSS25 and AMOS24.Results: The results of structural equation modeling demonstrated that avoidant and anxious attachments had a significant indirect effect, with effect sizes of -0.10 and -0.20, respectively, on positive feelings toward the spouse mediated by emotional information processing (p<0.01).Conclusion: The obtained results showed that avoidant attachment has a positive and significant relationship with the components of avoidance and emotional control, and anxious attachment has a positive and significant relationship with the components of suppression, unpleasant emotional experience and unprocessed emotional symptoms.The result highlighted the importance of designing and evaluating interventions based on attachment and improving emotional processing to foster and repair the relationships of infertile couples.
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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.
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Psychological interventions in health and diseases
Ali Afshari
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will be very difficult for them to face if they do not have proper emotional control and effective coping skills. The aim of the present study is to determine the role of coping strategies as a mediator factor in the relationship between stressful events and resilience among university students.Methods: ...
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will be very difficult for them to face if they do not have proper emotional control and effective coping skills. The aim of the present study is to determine the role of coping strategies as a mediator factor in the relationship between stressful events and resilience among university students.Methods: Being of a basic-correlation kind, the population of this research is the whole students of a university in the academic year of 2017-2018. To this end, 373 students were selected based on Morgan’s table and multi-stage cluster sampling. The required data was gathered through the resilience questionnaire (CD-RSC), coping strategies questionnaire (CISS), and stressful events questionnaire (LEQ-12). In order to explore the research hypotheses, correlation, path analysis, and simultaneous multiple regression were recruited.Results: According to the obtained results, there is a negative relationship between stressful events and resilience (p < 0.01), and a positive relationship between problem-oriented strategy and resilience (p < 0.01). , there is a negative relationship between emotion oriented strategy and resilience (p < 0.01), between avoidance strategy and resilience there is a negative relationship (p < 0.01), between strategy Problem-oriented and stressful events have a negative relationship (p<0.01), positive relationship between emotion-oriented strategy and stressful events (p<0.01) and between avoidance strategy and stressful events have a positive relationship (p<0.01).Conclusions: According to the results, teaching coping strategies can lead to increased resilience.
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Psychological and social aspects of disease prevention
Mohammad Hadi Yadollahpour; Danial Masoudi; Angela Hamidia; ُSoraya Khafri; Neda Ahangari; Mahbobeh Faramarzi
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Objective: Psychological defense mechanisms reflect how individuals cope with conflicts and stress. This study aimed to describes defense mechanisms in medical interns and their correlation with spiritual health.Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students of the academic ...
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Objective: Psychological defense mechanisms reflect how individuals cope with conflicts and stress. This study aimed to describes defense mechanisms in medical interns and their correlation with spiritual health.Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on medical students of the academic year 2023. 168 medical interns meeting the study criteria completed two questionnaires including defense mechanisms (DSQ-40) by Andrews et al. (1993) and spiritual health Paloutzian and Ellison (1982) .The analysis was performed using SPSS.v25 software with Pearson, t-tests, and ANOVA tests.Results: The mean score of mature defense mechanisms (43.31±16.83) among medical interns was higher than immature (98.52±52.8) and neurotic (36.75±18.3) defense mechanisms. The immature defense mechanism was significantly higher in males compared to in females (99.43±23.41 vs 108.47±23.21, p=0.014). Also, the mean score of immature defense mechanisms in single individuals was significantly higher than in married ones (106.66±24.02 vs 93.12±19.56, p=0.001). The spiritual health of interns had a significant and direct correlation (r=0.249) with mature defense mechanisms and a significant negative correlation (r=-0.336) with immature defense mechanisms.Conclusion: Higher spiritual health in medical interns is associated with greater use of mature defense mechanisms and lesser use of immature defense mechanisms.Keywords: defense mechanisms, spiritual health, medical interns, mature defense, immature defense.
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Psychological aspects in health and diseases
mahnaz moghanloo
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Objective: Important factors such as personality type, coping styles, and psychological capital have an effect on the resilience of women with breast cancer. The purpose of the study is to investigate the structural relationship of these factors with each other. Method: The subjects of this study included ...
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Objective: Important factors such as personality type, coping styles, and psychological capital have an effect on the resilience of women with breast cancer. The purpose of the study is to investigate the structural relationship of these factors with each other. Method: The subjects of this study included 231 women (20-55 years old) diagnosed with breast cancer who were treated in the breast cancer department of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran from 2022-2023. The formula proposed by Tebachnik and Fidel (2007) was used to estimate the sample size. Psychological resilience (Connor and Davidson, 2003), NEO-PI personality questionnaire (Costa and McCree, 1992), and Coping strategies questionnaire (Endler and Parker, 1990) were used to measure research variables.Results: The results of structural analysis showed that five personality factors directly explain 0.447 of changes in resilience. Based on the coefficients of 0.974 and 0.207, five indirect personality factors and coping strategies have a 0.21 effect on resilience, and based on the coefficients of 0.914 and 0.365, five indirect personality factors and Psychological capital have a 0.33 effect on resilience. Therefore, five personality factors can lead to an increase in resilience through coping strategies and psychological capital. In addition, the path coefficients about the two-way relationship of the variables showed that 44% of changes in resilience were influenced by personality, 97% of changes in coping strategies were influenced by personality, 91% of changes in psychological capital were influenced by personality, and 20% of changes in resilience were influenced by personality. The effect of coping strategies and 36% of resilience changes was influenced by psychological capital. Conclusion: One of the determining factors of resilience in a chronic disease such as breast cancer is the role of personality traits, which is influenced by positive psychological variables such as coping strategies and psychological capital of the patient
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Chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, AIDS, cardiovascular, MS, etc.
Mahdiyeh Rashidgholami; azar kiamarsi; Mahdiyeh Rashidgholami
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training on pain beliefs and dimensions of anger in women with rheumatoid arthritis.Method: The research design was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test control group. The statistical ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training on pain beliefs and dimensions of anger in women with rheumatoid arthritis.Method: The research design was quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of women with rheumatoid arthritis referred to medical centers in Tabriz City in 2022. The sample included 25 women with rheumatoid arthritis selected through convenience sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, who were then randomly assigned to two groups. The research instruments used were Williams and Thorne's Belief in Pain Questionnaire and Spielberger's State-Trait Anger Questionnaire, which were provided to both groups to collect the required data. The control group remained on the waiting list, while the experimental group underwent MBSR training over eight weekly sessions (90 minutes per week) following Jon Kabat-Zinn's approach. The research data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA).Results: The results indicated significant differences between the MBSR and control groups in pain beliefs and anger. Specifically, MBSR treatment led to a reduction in pain-related beliefs and anger in the experimental group (P<0.001). Eta-squared values showed that 76.3%, 71.8%, 74.4%, and 69.6% of the variance in pain beliefs and anger could be attributed to the effects of MBSR, respectively.Conclusion: Based on the findings, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training can be considered as a complementary and protective treatment technique for patients with chronic and painful conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis.
