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Zoha Saeedi; Nima Ghorbani; Mehdi reza Sarafraz; Atefe Zabihi
Volume 6, Issue 24 , March 2018, , Pages 69-86
Abstract
Objective: Scientists have always been interested in the mutual relationship between psychological and physical health. Besides, the emotion regulation strategies as the moderator play a great role in this relationship. The aim of the present study was to explore how repressiveness and mindfulness may ...
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Objective: Scientists have always been interested in the mutual relationship between psychological and physical health. Besides, the emotion regulation strategies as the moderator play a great role in this relationship. The aim of the present study was to explore how repressiveness and mindfulness may play a role as a moderator in the effects of psychological distress on the physical symptoms.Method: In this regard, 271 Iranian university students answered the short-form of the Weinberger Adjustment Inventory, the Mindful Attention and Awareness Scale, and the Bartone Symptoms checklist. Results: The result of the hierarchical regression analysis showed the moderating effect of repressiveness and mindfulness. This means, in high distress, those with high mindfulness and those with high repressiveness, reported lower scores in physical symptoms. Whilst, in the low distress, those with high repressiveness, reported more scores in physical symptoms than those with low repressiveness. Conclusion: These results are discussed in terms of adaptivity of the mindfulness and repressors' overly positive self-evaluations in the different distress situations
