elahe pourkaveh dehkordi; arsalan khan mohammadi; ali asghar abbasi asfajir
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Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors influencing Iranian womenIt was cosmetic surgery. Method: This article examines the problem with a meta-analytical approach.The participants of the study (N=50) were selected randomly to 32 participants as the required qualification and research ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors influencing Iranian womenIt was cosmetic surgery. Method: This article examines the problem with a meta-analytical approach.The participants of the study (N=50) were selected randomly to 32 participants as the required qualification and research study by five supervisors as a research sample, i.e. women tendency to social and psychological factors through 2007 to 2017,data were analyzed by (CMA3). Findings: Based on the findings, four variables: social identity, social acceptability, emotional Intelligence and General Self _efficacy had most effect size on cosmetic surgery Among Iranian women. Conclusion: According to the results, the lower size of social identity, social acceptance, emotional Intelligence and General Self _efficacy, the more tendencies to cosmetic surgery.
alireza aghayousefi; yarhosain safari; Sara Ahmadi; parastoo abaspour
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Objective: type II diabetes is one of the chronic illnesses with various physical and psychological effects for patient. The purpose of the present research was to study the effectiveness of coping therapy on psychological markers (Stress, quality of life and coping strategies) in type II diabetic patients. ...
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Objective: type II diabetes is one of the chronic illnesses with various physical and psychological effects for patient. The purpose of the present research was to study the effectiveness of coping therapy on psychological markers (Stress, quality of life and coping strategies) in type II diabetic patients. Method: It was a semi-experimental research with pre-test, post-test, control group and follow up test. The population of the research includes all diabetic patients with registered medical records in diabetes center of Kermanshah in 2016. 40 individuals were selected by available and random sampling in experimental and control group (20 individuals per group). They have completed coping strategies questionnaire of Folkman- Lazarous, family life incidents and changes (FILE) and short form of diabetic patients' quality of life (DQOL-BCI). Findings: Data was analyzed by SPSS-20 and the results showed that coping therapy significantly increases the quality of life, adhere to treatment, coping strategies, social support, planned problem-solving, positive reevaluation, stress reduction and continence in experimental group than control group (p<0.01, p<0.05). however, the results indicated that there is no significant difference in the variable of escape-avoidance coping strategies between experimental and control group (p>0.05). Conclusion: according to the results, it can be said that coping strategies may reduce the problems of patients with chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
shahnaz nouhi; masood janbozorgi; mojgan agah haris; Avisa Najimi
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Objective: In creating weight problems in children and adults, individual differences in several dimensions of eating and eating style have been indicated. In this study, standardization, validity and reliability of the children's eating behavior questionnaire were examined. Method: This questionnaire ...
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Objective: In creating weight problems in children and adults, individual differences in several dimensions of eating and eating style have been indicated. In this study, standardization, validity and reliability of the children's eating behavior questionnaire were examined. Method: This questionnaire consists of 35 questions that include eight factors affecting eating behavior (food enjoyment, food responsiveness, food sensitivity, relaxation, satiety response, emotional overeating, desire to drink, and less). Measures emotional eating. The subjects were 325 elementary school students who were randomly selected for multi-stage cluster sampling. To investigate the validity of the questionnaire, the exploratory factor analysis method was analyzed by analysis of the main components and Cranbach's alpha method was used to investigate the reliability. Findings: The findings of the factor analysis section showed that by factor analysis, questions and rotation of results are revealed by warimax method of eight components, the number of these components obtained and also the questions that had a high factor load with these components. To a large extent, it is consistent with the findings of the authors of the questionnaire. Conclusion: Due to the strength of the structure and having appropriate psychometric apecifications, the final questionnarie had the capability to be used by researchers.
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.
Javad Ayoubi; Imanollah Bigdeli; Ali Mashhadi
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy on quality of life, psychological distress and adherence to therapy in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Method: The method of research was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest ...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy on quality of life, psychological distress and adherence to therapy in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Method: The method of research was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest control group. The sample included 30 persons who were selected by purposeful sampeling among people with type II diabetes mellitus that were divided randomly into two group (experimental and control, N=15). After that an 8 session of MiCBT was done for the experimental group but The control group did not received any intervention. Measures included: world health organization quality of life (WHOQOL), depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21) and Modanloo adherence to therapy test. Findings: result of univariate covariance analysis was statistically significant on quality of life (p<0/05, F=151/65), psychological distress (p<0/05, F=69/178) and adherence (p<0/05, F=36/146). Conclusion: It is suggested that mindfulness-integrated cognitive behavior therapy decreased psychological distress symptoms and improved quality of life and adherence to therapy in patients with type II diabetes mellitus.
Zahra Abdekhodaie; Shahriar Shahidi; Mohammad Ali Mazaheri; Laily Panaghi; Vahid Nejati
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of existential based spiritual intervention on quality of life and life meaning in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: Qualitative single case method with multiple baseline was applied. 5 patients were selected through purposive ...
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Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of existential based spiritual intervention on quality of life and life meaning in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Method: Qualitative single case method with multiple baseline was applied. 5 patients were selected through purposive convenience sampling and were interviewed. Intervention was developed in 12 topics and applied weekly in two one-hour sessions. The process and mechanisms of changes were evaluated using the quality of life and life meaning scales. After obtaining of baseline in pretest stage, the participants were evaluated during six stages treatment process and two stages follow-up. The data were analyzed via visuals inspection, reliable change index (RCI) and improvement percentage strategies. Findings: The percentage of improvement was calculated in two scales and at three stages for five participants. The average improvement rate in the intervention stage was 114.32% for the Meaning-in-Life and 79.4% for Quality of Life, and in the follow-up stage it was obtained 185.5% for the Meaning-in-Life and 123.28% for Quality of Life. Intervention has positive and stable effect on Quality and Meaning of Life, but the subscales changed in different manner. Conclusion: Existential based spiritual intervention, which had affections on different level in meaning life, enhanced the patients’ quality of life in physical and psychological level. So this psychological intervention will be useful for MS patients.
Sanaz eyni; zohreh hashemi; matineh ebadi kasbakhi
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Objective: Patients with type 2 diabetes had low levels of associated psychological well-being, which may exacerbate their symptoms. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between psychological hardiness, sense of cohesion, and coping strategies with psychological well-being in patients ...
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Objective: Patients with type 2 diabetes had low levels of associated psychological well-being, which may exacerbate their symptoms. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between psychological hardiness, sense of cohesion, and coping strategies with psychological well-being in patients with type 2diabetes. Method: In this descriptive-correlational study, 120 patients with type 2 diabetic who referred to the diabetes clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ardabil in the first half of 2019 were selected as the target sample and evaluated. Data collection tools consisted of Psychological Well-being Scale (Ryff, 1989), Hardiness (Kobasa, 1979), 13-item Cohesion Sense Questionnaire (Antonovsky, 1987), and Coping Strategies (Lazarus & Folkman, 1985). Data analysis was performed using Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis. Findings: There were a positive and significant relationship between the psychological well-being of patients with type 2 diabetes with psychological hardiness (β=0/36: p<0/001), sense of cohesion (β=0/53: p<0/003), and problem-based coping strategy (β=0/12: p<0/03), and negative and significant relationship with emotion-based coping strategy (β=-0/43: p<0/001). Psychological hardiness, sense of cohesion, and coping strategies predicted 76% of the variance in psychological well-Being scores of patients with type 2 diabetes (p<0/01). Conclusion:According to the findings, psychological hardiness, sense of cohesion, and coping strategies are associated with the psychological well-being of patients with type 2 diabetes and can explain one's attitude toward illness. Therefore, educating patients to empower them in these areas is recommended.
seyyedeh farnaz seddighian; mansour hakim javadi; sajjad rezaei; azra zebardast
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Objective: Not only obesity itself, but also the side effects of obesity that affect mental and social health, which sometimes the treatment of these side effects in helping people is given priority over the treatment of obesity. Obesity stigma as biased attitude toward obese individuals can be associated ...
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Objective: Not only obesity itself, but also the side effects of obesity that affect mental and social health, which sometimes the treatment of these side effects in helping people is given priority over the treatment of obesity. Obesity stigma as biased attitude toward obese individuals can be associated with mental health and body image concerns of women with obesity stigma, is a side effect. Meanwhile, exercise, and especially aerobic exercise training program as reinforces of psychological and physiological functions, can be considered as factors affecting the mental health and body image concerns of women with obesity stigma. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of aerobic exercise program on mental health and body image concerns of women with obesity stigma. Method: The research method is semi-experimental with one-group pretest-posttest design. So, 20 young women with obesity stigma were selected according to the DSM-5 diagnostic interview for eating disorders and the weight self-stigma questionnaire (Lillis et al. 2010) by convenience sampling method, then were assessed at the beginning and end of the aerobic exercise training program using the 28-item Mental Health Questionnaire (Goldberg & Hiller, 1979) and Body Image Concerns Inventory (Littleton, 2005). Findings: Finally, data were analyzed using Uni/Multivariate analysis of variance. According to the results, the aerobic exercise training program increased mental health and reduced body image anxiety in women with obesity stigma. Conclusion: Therefore, exercise programs can influence women's obesity and its associated dimensions, along with psychological intervention
Hiva Mahmoodi; zahra karbalaee bagheri
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Objective: Cancer crises cause imbalance of mind and body, but most of the time for the patient is a feeling of despair and hopelessness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the hope and belief in a just world in patients with breast cancer. ...
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Objective: Cancer crises cause imbalance of mind and body, but most of the time for the patient is a feeling of despair and hopelessness. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on the hope and belief in a just world in patients with breast cancer. Method: The quasi-experimental research method was pretest-posttest design with control group. The population of the study included all women with breast cancer in Tehran. 40 of them were selected by convenience sampling. They were then randomly assigned to the control and experimental groups. The data collection tools included Adel Robin and Pplawprenham (2003) Belief in World Question and Herth Life Expectancy Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multivariate analysis of covariance. Findings: The results showed a steady increase in the scores of the Hope and Belief in a Fair World Scale for Patients with Breast Cancer, indicating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy in increasing these variables. Conclusion: Disappointment plays a predisposing, accelerating, and persistent role in cancer, and acceptance and commitment therapy can play an important role as adjunctive and rehabilitative therapies alongside medical treatments.
Paria Esfandyari Nia; Susan Emamipour; Anita Baghdasarians
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Objective: Considering the importance of cardiovascular diseases andMultiple Sclerosis and increasing attention to control of this disease, it seems that psychological factors play an important role in the emergence and prevention and treatment of these two diseases. Therefore, the purpose of the present ...
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Objective: Considering the importance of cardiovascular diseases andMultiple Sclerosis and increasing attention to control of this disease, it seems that psychological factors play an important role in the emergence and prevention and treatment of these two diseases. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to Comparison of D personality type and retrospective and prospective memory among patients with MS,cardiovascular and normal people. Method: The research method was available as a causal-comparative study and sampling method. In this regard, 90 subjects (30 patients with MS, 30 patients with cardiovascular disease and 30 patients with accompanying patients) were selected and evaluated by personality type questionnaire and prospective and retrospective memory. Findings: Data analysis using One Way ANOVA and examining the difference between two variables using Tukey's post -hoc test showed that Patients with MS and cardiovascular disease have a higher score in D personality type and a higher score in prospective and retrospective memory than normal people, but there is no significant difference between MS and cardiovascular patients. Conclusion: Cardiovascular patients and MS patients have higher score in D personality type, retrospective/prospective memory, negative affect, and social inhibition than normal people.
