In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Health Psychology Association

Document Type : Scientific Research

Authors

1 Department of Psychology,Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University ,Alborz, Iran

2 Department of Psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Health Psychology, Department of Health Psychology, Karaj Branch , Islamic Azad University , Karaj , Iran.

4 Department of Educational Sciences Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

5 Department of Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of Traumatic experiences of sexual abuse, cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and disclosure in explaining Somatic Symptoms of adolescent girls. Method: The method of the present study was correlation and statistical population of all students of 14-17 years in Tehran province in the academic year 97-98. By screening students with experience of sexual trauma, and eliminating the incomplete questionnaires273 students were ianalysis. For gathering data,Checklist of Traumatic Experiences of Nigent Huys and Wonder Hart & Kruger (2002), Cognitive emotion regulation strategies questionnaire Garnefsky et al. (2001), Grek's Mental Health Questionnaire (2015), Self-disclosure scale of Kun and Hessling (2003) were used and analyzed using multiple regression. Findings: The results showed maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (with β = 0.441 and p <0.01), disclosure (β = -0.201 and p <0.01), adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies (β = -0.117 and p <0.01), sexual traumatic experiences (β = 0.170, p <0.05), have the ability to predict Somatic symptoms. Conclusion: The results showed that can be used to control Somatic Symptoms by Investigating the history of sexual abuse experiences, Managing Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies, and facilitating disclosure

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