stress
Hamid Poursharifi; Touraj Hashemi nosrat abad; Mohammad Ahmadi
Volume 6, Issue 21 , May 2017, , Pages 86-103
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Introduction: The purpose of the present research was to compare body image problems and Social Physique Anxiety between obese and normal weight adolescents by examining the moderating role of sociocultural influence on weight loss and body change. Method: In this cross-sectional-descriptive study, 70 ...
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Introduction: The purpose of the present research was to compare body image problems and Social Physique Anxiety between obese and normal weight adolescents by examining the moderating role of sociocultural influence on weight loss and body change. Method: In this cross-sectional-descriptive study, 70 obese adolescent girls and 72 adolescent girls with normal weight were selected from among Tabriz City high school students and were matched according to education, gender, and age. Results: The results of two-factor ANOVA showed significant difference between obese adolescents and normal weight adolescents with regard to body image and Social Physique Anxiety. Also the results showed that a high Sociocultural influence on Weight loss and body change have significant role in the rise of the Social Physique Anxiety. However, it did not have any significant moderating role in the social physique anxiety or the body image problems. Conclusion: According to the results obtained, we can conclude that obesity and high sociocultural influence on Weight Loss and body change are important factors in rising body image problems and Social Physique Anxiety. But sociocultural influence does not modify the role of obesity on the increase or decrease of body image problems and social anxiety.
stress
Nooshin Pishva; Azam Bayanlou; hamid poursharifi; Tahereh Yavari
Volume 5, Issue 19 , October 2016, , Pages 57-68
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Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and quality of life in patients with clinical pain complain and healthy people. Method: The study sample consists of 200 participants (100 patients with pain complain and 100 healthy people between 18-60 years ...
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Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the relationship between alexithymia and quality of life in patients with clinical pain complain and healthy people. Method: The study sample consists of 200 participants (100 patients with pain complain and 100 healthy people between 18-60 years old) which were selected at convenience. Data were collected by the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and the 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF36) and analyzed by independent samples t test, Pearson moment correlation method and Enter regression. Findings: Based on the findings, the two groups of patients and healthy participants were significantly different both in alexithymia scale and quality of life. Also correlation between alexithymia and quality of life in patients was stronger, particularly in difficulties describing emotions and external-oriented thinking subscales. Conclusion Results showed that pain causes strong relationship between alexithymia and quality of life; and the mental aspect of quality of life is more affected by alexithymia than others
stress
azra zebardast; mohamad ali besharat; hadi bahrami ahsan
Volume 4, Issue 15 , October 2015, , Pages 49-74
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Objective: Interpersonal problems and emotional regulation skills in studies as psychological differences of obese and overweight women has been reviewed and approved. The present study compared the efficacy between interpersonal therapy and emotional management of weight loss in obese and overweight ...
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Objective: Interpersonal problems and emotional regulation skills in studies as psychological differences of obese and overweight women has been reviewed and approved. The present study compared the efficacy between interpersonal therapy and emotional management of weight loss in obese and overweight women. Method: The method of this research is semi-experimental. 80 women with a BMI over 24/9 participated in this study. Asked subjects to complete Interpersonal Problems (IPP-127, Horovitz, et al, 1988) and emotional regulation Questioners (ERSQ-27, Berking & znoj, 2008). The two obese and overweight groups were intervened during 6 months with interpersonal relationships and emotional management. At the end of treatment, were investigated weight losses as BMI. Findings: result showed that IPT and ITEC are different on weight loss in obese and overweight women. Obese women with IPT compared obese with ITEC loss weight greater. While weight loss in overweight women with ITEC compared overweight with IPT was not significant. Conclusion: Based in the findings, we conclude that IPT and ITEC are an effective treatment for weight loss in obese and overweight women.
