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soodabeh Bassak Nejad; Nima Aarefi; Nasrin Arshadi
Volume 7, Issue 26 , September 2018, , Pages 132-145
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Objective: There are different research evidence that show similarities between addiction to drugs and consuming some kinds of foods. The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents of food addiction. Method: The participants of the study were 306 undergraduate students ...
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Objective: There are different research evidence that show similarities between addiction to drugs and consuming some kinds of foods. The purpose of this study was designing and testing a model of some antecedents of food addiction. Method: The participants of the study were 306 undergraduate students of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz (142 male and 164 female) that were selected by multistage random sampling method. The instruments were used Yale Food Addiction Scale-2, Emotional Eating Scale, Barrat Impulsivity Scale-11, Difficulties in Emotional Regulation Scale and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale .the Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling, using SPSS-22 and AMOS-21 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using the bootstrap procedure. Results: Findings indicated that the proposed model fits the data relatively. Direct paths from emotional dysregulation and impulsivity to food addiction, emotional dysregulation , and self-esteem to impulsivity and the indirect path from emotional dysregulation and self-esteem to food addiction with the mediating role of impulsivity were statistically significant, but the direct paths from emotional eating and self-esteem to food addiction were not significant. Conclusion: According to the results of this study, emotional dysregulation and impulsivity have a direct effect, and self-esteem has an indirect effect through impulsivity on food addiction.
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Mandana Niknam; M.Ebrahim Madahi; Abdollah SHafiabadi
Volume 7, Issue 25 , June 2018, , Pages 56-73
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Objective:The present study examined the effect of Logotherapy in relapse prevention and craving in females with substance dependency.Method: In a semi-experimental study, 30 women with the diagnosis of substance dependency who successfully detoxified in Tehran therapeutic community of women Center were ...
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Objective:The present study examined the effect of Logotherapy in relapse prevention and craving in females with substance dependency.Method: In a semi-experimental study, 30 women with the diagnosis of substance dependency who successfully detoxified in Tehran therapeutic community of women Center were divided into two experimental group (12 subjects) and control group (13subjects) selected convenience sampling method. The experimental group received 8 sessions of Logotherapy, each session in a week, while the control group did not receive any training at the same time. All subjects were assessed through Gorsciʼs (1987) relapse prevention scale and Franken and colleagesʼ (2002) craving reduction scale and morphine test before treatment, randomly during the treatment, after treatment and after 3 months follow up. Data were analyzed via repeated measures ANOVA.Results: Results of multivariate and univariate covariance analysis showed that there is a significant difference between experimental and control groups in relapse prevention and craving in the post and follow up tests. Study results also showed that there is a significant difference between two groups regard to relapse. Conclusion:The results indicated that Logotherapy is effective in relapse prevention and craving reduction in females with substance dependency.
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N Hajilo; I Jafari
Volume 4, Issue 16 , October 2015, , Pages 19-30
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Objective: Factors those associated with addiction, are psychological and social. These factors that related to drug investigations appropriate a wide range of data. The purpose of this study is distinguish addict from non-addict persons by considering some variables such as social support, perceived ...
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Objective: Factors those associated with addiction, are psychological and social. These factors that related to drug investigations appropriate a wide range of data. The purpose of this study is distinguish addict from non-addict persons by considering some variables such as social support, perceived stress and sensation seeking in Ardabil city. Methods: In this correlational study, a sample of 60 subjects (30 addicts and 30 normal) from community centers drug addiction and Ardabil University students are randomly selected. The data collected by these questionnaires: Fleming social support, Cohen perceived stress and Zuckerman sensation seeking. The obtained data were analyzed by using the technique of discriminate analysis. Results: The results showed that levels of sensation seeking, social support and negative perceived stress in addicts are more than in non-addicts but the level of positive perceived stress and social support are more in non-addicts, in this study by knowing of sensation seeking level, social support and positive and negative perceived stress we could classified both addict and non-addict persons. Conclusion: The results of this study emphasized on relationship between psychological and social variables with addiction, thus psychological and social variables are very important factors in preventing and treating addiction.
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Nazila Khatib Zanjani; M. Aghahheris
Volume 4, Issue 15 , October 2015, , Pages 75-86
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Objective: The Internet addiction among students in university is one of the modern addictions in modern societies. The purpose of this research was to compare of five-factor NEO personality traits among non-addiction and exposed to addiction students in Garmsar. Methods: This research was a comparative- ...
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Objective: The Internet addiction among students in university is one of the modern addictions in modern societies. The purpose of this research was to compare of five-factor NEO personality traits among non-addiction and exposed to addiction students in Garmsar. Methods: This research was a comparative- causality study. The statistical population included all male and female bachelor`s degree students in Garmsar university during 2013 that 286 subjects were randomly selected by multistage clustering. Data was collected by two questionnaires including Yung`s Internet addiction test and the short form of five-factor Revised NEO Personality Inventory. Findings: Data analysis revealed a significant difference in non-addiction and exposed to addiction students between the personality traits of extroversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness (p<0.05). So the participants of exposed to addiction groups have less degree than non-addiction students. Conclusions: Three personality traits of extroversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness are less in exposed addiction students than non-addiction groups. So, exposed to addiction students because of introversion have less agreeableness with others and reported less conscientiousness, so they spent much time on internet.
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farhad hoseini; mojtaba habibi; farhad radfar
Volume 4, Issue 14 , May 2015, , Pages 45-61
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Introduction: One of the main concerns of health–social policymakers in nowadays societies is the increasing prevalence of addictive behaviors, particularly cigarette smoking and smoking in younger age groups. This study aimed to compare the attachment style, perceived loneliness and mental health ...
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Introduction: One of the main concerns of health–social policymakers in nowadays societies is the increasing prevalence of addictive behaviors, particularly cigarette smoking and smoking in younger age groups. This study aimed to compare the attachment style, perceived loneliness and mental health between smokers and non-smokers of dormitory students. Methodology: using the ex-post facto design for studying all Shahid Beheshti University students in the 91-92 school years. The sample consisted of 50 smokers and 50 nonsmokers, which selected by convenient sampling. And the questionnaires of attachment style (scales of anxiety, dependency and proximity), perceived loneliness (scales of loneliness due to family, loneliness due to Friends and Signs of emotional loneliness) and mental health answered. Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used for data analysis. Results: findings of study showed, there are significant difference between smokers and non-smokers students in attachment style, perceived loneliness and mental health scales and. People who have smoked had more insecure attachment style, loneliness feeling and less mental health. Conclusion: The results of the present study indicate that smoking is influenced by personal factors, and attachment style, loneliness feeling and mental health are associated with smoking.
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Ali Ahmadi Azghandi
Volume 2, Issue 5 , June 2013, , Pages 48-62
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Aim: The Style of life in substance abusers and normal individuals in Tehran City was Studied.Method: For this purpose 404 subjects(191 substance abuser,213normal individuals) were selected by stratified random sampling method and answered to life style inventory.Results: The Results indicatede that ...
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Aim: The Style of life in substance abusers and normal individuals in Tehran City was Studied.Method: For this purpose 404 subjects(191 substance abuser,213normal individuals) were selected by stratified random sampling method and answered to life style inventory.Results: The Results indicatede that difference between substance abusers and normal individuals in Belonging-social interest life style, Wanting recognition life style and Being cautious life style was significant but in taking charge and Going along life styles was not significant. The Results of Logistic regression analysis indicatede that Belonging-social interet life style explanate 19 percentage of variance significantly and other cofficients is not significan.Conclution:This findings in coordination with Adlerian view about development of neuroses corroborate the difference between substance abusers and normal individuals in life of styles and press on preventive importance of primary interventions in these areas for prevention of substance abuse.a a a a Key words: Style of life, substance abuse, neurosis.
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mojtaba habibi; S Imani; S Pashaei; M Zahiri Sorori; J Mirzaee; M Zare
Volume 2, Issue 5 , June 2013, , Pages 63-81
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Objective: The effectiveness of mindfulness on quality of life, especially improvement in the psychological and physical health of opium abusers was evaluated. Method: The sixty opium abuser cases were randomly selected from the Andishe Rahaee clinic and assigned into control and experimental groups ...
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Objective: The effectiveness of mindfulness on quality of life, especially improvement in the psychological and physical health of opium abusers was evaluated. Method: The sixty opium abuser cases were randomly selected from the Andishe Rahaee clinic and assigned into control and experimental groups with pretest and posttest design method. The experimental group under take 8 sessions Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, while the control group received no intervention. The assessment of the Quality of Life Scale (sf-36) was done in pre-test and post-test on the physical functioning, physical role, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional and emotional well-being subscales and data were analyzed by MANCOVA. Results: The MANCOVA showed that experimental and control group was paired in pretest point, and Mindfulness training increased the psychological and physical health scores significantly in the experimental group. Conclusion: Mindfulness-Based Treatment Program could be as selective intervention program in addicts’ population to improving quality of life.
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Volume 2, Issue 5 , June 2013, , Pages 82-89
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was the misinformation teens in a variety of addictive substances and the role of education in changing the level of awareness of the addictive substances of high school adolescents.Methods: A quasi-experimental design with random cluster study on 60 male and female ...
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Introduction: The purpose of this study was the misinformation teens in a variety of addictive substances and the role of education in changing the level of awareness of the addictive substances of high school adolescents.Methods: A quasi-experimental design with random cluster study on 60 male and female high school students in third grade (thirty people for each group) was performed. After selecting samples of student information was assessed about types of addictive substances in the community by a test of 60 questions. Then the students training in a variety of addictive substances (including effects, complications and treatment) in 4 sessions of 45 minutes spent. Then re-evaluate their general information. The data were compared with independent and dependent t test for.Results: The correct Knowledge of groups in any of the addictive substance is not more than 50%. In boys, mean correct information before 7.28 and after 8.37 respectively. Mean girls at the correct information before and after was 29 and 39.2. There was no significant difference between two groups.Conclusion: The amount of misinformation (poor training) after training showed a significant decrease in females. This decrease was not significant in boys. Correct knowledge of adolescents about the (effects, risks, dependence and treatment), types of addictive substances is low, with a short-term training can reduce the false knowledge and true knowledge of them increased. However, change comes slowly in boys.
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Volume 2, Issue 5 , June 2013, , Pages 90-100
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Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the relationship between religiosity and aggression in addicts, recovered addicts and non-addicted to drug. Method: In this comparison and correlation research - 64 addicts, 51 recovered addicts and 99 non-addicts were tested by the Religiosity Questionnaire ...
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Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the relationship between religiosity and aggression in addicts, recovered addicts and non-addicted to drug. Method: In this comparison and correlation research - 64 addicts, 51 recovered addicts and 99 non-addicts were tested by the Religiosity Questionnaire and Ahvaz Aggression Questionnaire. Results:: One-way ANOVA showed that there is a significant difference between the mean scores of recovered addicts and non-addicts in subscale of religious recognition, religious emotions,(P
