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Elham Zamirpour moghadamnia; Isaac Rahimian Boogar; Siavash Talepasand
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the structural effect of personality functioning and attachment styles on emotional eating by considering the mediating factor of defense mechanisms. Method: In the correlation design with structural equation modeling method, 800 participants were selected ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the structural effect of personality functioning and attachment styles on emotional eating by considering the mediating factor of defense mechanisms. Method: In the correlation design with structural equation modeling method, 800 participants were selected by compliance sampling method. The data collected with Eating Behavior Questionnaire, the Collins and Reed Adult Attachment Style Questionnaire, the Defense Styles Questionnaire and the short form of The Personality Function Levels Scale was completed by the sample. Results: The level of personality functioning (0.52) and the secure (0.91), anxious (0.39) and avoidant (0.51) attachment style have a direct structural effects on emotional eating (P<0.05). The level of personality functioning, considering the mediating factor of mature (0.76), immature (0.83) and neurotic (0.79) defense mechanisms, has an indirect structural effect on emotional eating (P<0.05). Secure (0.61), anxious (0.61) and avoidant (0.72) attachment styles have an indirect structural effect on emotional eating with mediating factor of mature defense mechanisms (P<0.05). Secure (0.78), anxious (0.60) and avoidant (0.79) attachment styles have an indirect structural effect on emotional eating with mediating factor of immature defense mechanisms(P<0.05). Secure (0.86), anxious (0.67) and avoidant (0.73) attachment styles have an indirect structural effect on emotional eating with mediating factor of neurotic defense mechanisms (P<0.05). The results showed that the structural model has an acceptable fit with the collected data. The fit of the structural model implies the direct and indirect role of personality functioning level and attachment styles on emotional eating, considering the mediating role of defense mechanisms. Conclusion: Personality disorders have been linked to uncontrolled and binge eating, suggesting that individuals who binge eat may have more maladaptive and less adaptive personality traits. The emotion regulation theory of eating behavior proposes that emotional eating can improve mood by reducing negative emotions. This overlap in emotion regulation between personality functioning and emotional eating may explain their relationship. Immature defense mechanisms are associated with emotional eating, which acts as a strategic defense to alleviate negative emotions, though it often leads to problems. The way mothers and children interact during stressful situations shapes a child's self-regulation, cognitive and emotional foundations, and coping strategies. Without secure attachment, individuals may struggle to regulate their emotions effectively, resorting to unhealthy strategies like binge eating. These findings could inform the development of psychological interventions and treatment protocols for binge eating and obesity.
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Mojtaba Aghili; Seyedeh Elham Seyedi
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Objective: Blood pressure is actually one of the most asymptomatic risk factors, which is usually discovered at the same time as irreversible complications such as heart and brain strokes occur. Considering the high prevalence of high blood pressure in Iran and since access to psychological treatments ...
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Objective: Blood pressure is actually one of the most asymptomatic risk factors, which is usually discovered at the same time as irreversible complications such as heart and brain strokes occur. Considering the high prevalence of high blood pressure in Iran and since access to psychological treatments at least at the same time as drug treatments accelerates and makes the recovery more stable, this research aims to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness on defense mechanisms, behavioral brain systems and early arousal in affected patients. Blood pressure was done. Method: The present study was applied in terms of its purpose and semi-experimental with a control group in terms of implementation method. The statistical population included all patients with blood pressure in Azadshahr and had health records in urban health-treatment centers in 2022. Using available sampling method, 30 patients were selected and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group). The experimental group underwent 8 90-minute sessions of mindfulness therapy, but the control group did not receive any intervention until the end of the study. The research tools were Andrews et al.'s defensive styles questionnaire (1993), Carver and White's behavioral brain systems (1994), and Barrett et al.'s (2004) impulsivity questionnaire. Research data were analyzed by multivariate covariance analysis and spss software version 24. Results: The mean and standard deviation of defense mechanisms, brain systems of behavior and impulsivity for the pre-test and post-test stages showed that after the mindfulness treatment, the scores of the experimental group had a significant difference. Also, the results showed that mindfulness treatment is effective on defense mechanisms,behavioral brain systems and impulsivity in patients with high blood pressure (p<0.05). Conclusion: The results of the research indicate that, since the use of underdeveloped and neurotic defense mechanisms are destructive and increase stress and cause the aggravation of mental disorders and increase stress and primary blood pressure, therefore, in order to reduce the use of these underdeveloped mechanisms, it is necessary for people Stay away from judgment and understand your feelings and accept them as they are. Mindfulness leads to the attitude that thoughts and feelings are transitory, and the above attitude makes it possible to see thoughts and feelings as just thoughts or just feelings, which eventually leads to a reduction in self-thoughts and rumination and a reduction in unpleasant states. and mindfulness with the person's awareness of their cognitive cycles and reducing negative thoughts plays an important role in improving defense mechanisms and brain-behavioral systems in patients with high blood pressure. Also, with the increase in mindfulness, the power of emotional control and self-management of patients with high blood pressure increases, and they are able to directly control their emotions caused by impulsivity.
majid baradaran
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Objective: The psychological variables are one of the important factors in people's tendency to cosmetic surgery. The current research has aimed at investigating the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulationstrategiesand defense mechanisms in the relationship between perfectionism and anxiety sensitivity ...
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Objective: The psychological variables are one of the important factors in people's tendency to cosmetic surgery. The current research has aimed at investigating the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulationstrategiesand defense mechanisms in the relationship between perfectionism and anxiety sensitivity in cosmetic surgery applicants students. Method: This study was a correlational study. The statistical populationincluded all undergraduate students of Payame Noor University of Rasht in the academic year 1397-98 who were seeking cosmetic surgery. The sample consisted of 335 people (308 female and 27 male) who were selected by available sampling method. Instruments used in this study included the positive and negative perfectionism scale (PNPS), anxiety sensitivity index (ASI), cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ) and defense style questionnaire (DSQ). Findings: Path analysis method showed that the anxiety sensitivity in cosmetic surgery applicants is influenced by perfectionism, cognitive emotion regulation and defense mechanisms. Also, cognitive emotion regulation and defense mechanisms played a mediating role in the relationship between perfectionism and anxiety sensitivity. To evaluate the model, CFI (0.91), NFI (0.93), GFI (0.94) and RMSEA (0.07) indices were used and the results indicated that the proposed model fits well with the data. Conclusion: In the formation of anxiety sensitivity, psychological factors such as perfectionism, cognitive emotion regulation, and defense mechanisms are involved. Therefore, the findings of this study have important implications for the rooting of psychological problems in these individuals.
Ali Reza Zarei; Sayed Abbas Haghayegh
Volume 5, Issue 20 , January 2017, , Pages 137-151
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between defense mechanisms and adaptation strategies on psychological well-being of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Shiraz. Method: The design was a correlative study. Samples of 80 patients aged ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between defense mechanisms and adaptation strategies on psychological well-being of patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Shiraz. Method: The design was a correlative study. Samples of 80 patients aged 18 to 40 years, at least primary school level and also in the final stages of life were selected. This study using psychological well-being questionnaires, defense mechanisms and coping strategies were evaluated. For data analysis, stepwise regression and correlation coefficient were used. Results: Consistent with observations made its acceptance of psychological well-being (r=0/345) And purposeful life (r=0/342 ) With dimensions of immature defense mechanisms and psychological well-being positive relations with others (r=0/441 ) dominance on environmental (r=0/ 265 )), Purpose in Life (r=0/375 ) And personal development (r=0/290) With neurotic defense mechanisms and psychological well-being of their adoption (0/226), Positive relations with others (0/475.), Environmental mastery (r=0/365 ), purpose in life (r=0/461.) and personal development (r=0/349 ) with no significant relationship has developed defense mechanisms and the relationship between psychological well-being does not have any emotion-focused strategies and self-acceptance, but the psychological well-being (r=0/264) And positive relations with others (r=0/367 ) And Environmental mastery (r=0/445 ) And purposeful life (r= 0/473 ) and personal development (0/383) there is no significant relationship with task-oriented strategy(P Conclusion: The results of the data shows that developed defense mechanisms and emotion-focused coping and problem-oriented with psychological well-being of people with positive relationship to Acquired Immune deficiency syndrome
