Document Type : Scientific Research
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
2 M.A. in General Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: Anxiety sensitivity is a diagnostic risk construct that has been studied and is believed to enhance the response to various types of stress. The covid-19 pandemic is a widespread stressor with significant physical and social threats, It can be said that human civilization is facing one of the most critical periods of the current century, which has challenged its existence.It can be said that human civilization is facing one of the most critical periods of the current century, which has challenged its existence The covid-19 often brings with it a wave of tension and anxiety that causes problems in people's physical and psychological health. so the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation in the relationship between distress tolerance and anxiety sensitivity in patients who have recovered from covid-19. Method: The current research was conducted in terms of practical purpose and in terms of collection method in the form of a descriptive-correlation design. The statistical population of the research included all adult patients who were saved from contracting COVID-19 in Tehran in 1400 and among them 201 people were selected as a sample using available sampling method. The data were collected using the cognitive emotion regulation questionnaires of Gernevsky, Krige and Spinhaven (2001), anxiety sensitivity of Floyd, Garfield and Lasota (2005) and distress tolerance of Simmons and Gaher (2005). In the following, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The descriptive statistical indicators used are: mean, standard deviation, and on the other hand, path analysis is used to confirm or reject the research hypotheses, and PLS software was used in the statistical analysis of this research. Results: Analysis of the findings through path analysis showed that distress tolerance has an effect on anxiety sensitivity (-0/44) and positive (0/31) and negative (-0/30) emotion cognitive regulation strategies play a mediating role in the relationship between distress tolerance and anxiety sensitivity. Also, based on the coefficient of determining the results, the effect of distress tolerance on anxiety sensitivity is R2=0.209, equal to 21%, and after the presence of the mediator of cognitive emotion regulation in the second step, R2=0.427 is equal to 43%. Conclusion: In the explanation of this finding, it should be said that with low distress tolerance, which is able to resist negative risks with the possibility of making inconsistency adjustment decisions and effective strategies in its use. On the other hand, regulating emotions through thoughts or as inseparability is related to human life and helps people to control their emotions during and after traumatic experiences or experimental situations. According to cognitive-behavioral theory, anxiety disorders often develop when a person's fear is perceived as uncontrollable. This inhibits any new learning about one's true ability to manage anxiety and reinforces one's negative beliefs. According to the results of the research, it can be said that targeting the three components of distress tolerance and positive and negative cognitive regulation of emotion in connection with psychological treatments and aids for the anxiety sensitivity of patients who have recovered from covid-19 can be effective.
Keywords
- Cognitive Emotion Regulation
- Distress Tolerance
- Anxiety Sensitivity
- Patients Recovered from Covid-19
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