eng
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
2019-02
24
4
356
369
article
The Effectiveness of Emotion-Focused Therapy on Emotion Regulation Styles and Severity of Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in Women With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Leila Shameli
Lshameli29@yahoo.com
1
Mahnaz Mehrabizadeh Honarmand
2
Abdozahra Naa'mi
3
Iran Davodi
4
PhD. in Psychology, Assistant Professor, Department of General Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Salman Farsi University of Kazeroon, Kazeroun, Iran.
PhD. in Psychology, Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran.
PhD. in Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran.
PhD. in Psychology, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahwaz, Iran.
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effect of emotion-focused therapy on emotional regulation styles and severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in women with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
Methods The present study has a quasi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test and control group with follow-up. The statistical population included all women with OCD referring to clinics and counseling centers of Ahvaz City, Iran. In order to select the eligible samples, 30 women were recruited from the patients referred to the treatment centers by convenience sampling method, but some of them were excluded due to discontinuation of treatment sessions. Finally, a sample of 24 patients were evaluated in experimental group (12 subjects) and control group (12 subjects). To collect data, we used the Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive scale and affective styles questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed using covariance analysis in SPSS V. 22.
Results Multivariate ANOVA test results showed that there was significant difference between test and study groups in terms of concealing style (10.0≥P, 07.7=F) and severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (100.0≥P, 84.02=F) after intervention. Moreover, between female patients in both group, a significant difference was found with respect to concealing style (50.0≥P, 06.2=F) and severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (100.0≥P, 99.92=F) during follow-up period.
Conclusion Based on the results, emotion-focused therapy is an effective treatment to reduce the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive symptoms in patients with OCD.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2828-en.pdf
Emotion-focused therapy
Emotion regulation styles
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms
per
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
2019-02
24
4
370
383
article
The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Ruminative Thoughts, Perceived Stress and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation of Women With Type 2 Diabetes
Bi Bi Zohreh Razavizadeh Tabadkan
razavi7585@gmail.com
1
Mahmoud Jajarmi
jajarmimahmoud96@gmail.com
2
Yaghoob Vakili
yaghoobvakili@yahoo.com
3
PhD. Candidate in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran.
PhD. in Consultation, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Basic Sciences, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran.
PhD. in Clinical Psychology, Assistant Professor, Golestan Research Center of Psychiatry, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Objectives This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on ruminative thoughts, perceived stress and difficulties in emotion regulation of women with type 2 diabetes.
Methods This quasi-experimental study was carried out using pre-test and post-test design with a control group and a one-step follow-up. Out of all patients with type 2 diabetes and members of the Public Sports Organization of North Khorasan Province, Iran in 2016, 30 individuals were selected via convenience sampling method and randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. Patients of the experimental group participated in eight 120-minute sessions once per week of MBCT. The study data were obtained by using ruminative responses scale, perceived stress scale and difficulties in emotion regulation scale.
Results Results of analysis of variance with repeated measures indicated that MBCT leads to significant decrease in ruminative thoughts (P≥0.01) and difficulties in emotion regulation expect for the knowledge subscale (P≥0.01) in the follow up and in perceived stress (P≥0.01) in post-test.
Conclusion Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy decreases the ruminative thoughts, difficulties in emotion regulation and perceived stress in women with type 2 diabetes.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2796-en.pdf
Mindfulness
Rumination
Perceived stress
Difficulties in emotion regulation
Diabetes mellitus type 2
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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
2019-02
24
4
384
399
article
Predictive Role of Morningness-Eveningness Personality, Cognitive Flexibility and Cognitive Emotion Regulation in Marital Satisfaction in Middle-Aged Women
Hossein Shareh
h.shareh@hsu.ac.ir
1
Maryam Eshaghi Sani
2
PhD., Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran.
MSc., Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Neyshabur Branch, Islamic Azad University, Neyshabur, Iran.
Objectives Recent evidence suggests the effective role of physiological, cognitive and emotional factors in the quality of couple relationships. The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between morningness-eveningness personality, Cognitive Flexibility (CF) and Cognitive Rmotion Regulation (CER) with marital satisfaction in middle-aged women.
Methods The research method was correlational. Statistical population included all middle-aged married women (40-60 years old) living in Mashhad City, Iran. District 1 was randomly selected as the sample area and 211 women in this district were selected using systematic sampling method. Each participant completed Enrich marital satisfaction scale, cognitive flexibility inventory, morningness-eveningness questionnaire and short form of cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire. The obtained data were analyzed by Pearson correlation and multivariate regression.
Results Multivariate regression results indicated that alternatives option perception, control perception and total score of cognitive flexibility positively predicts marital satisfaction (P<0.001). Furthermore, the role of a morningness-eveningness personality in predicting marital satisfaction was significant in a way that high scores in morningness matched with high scores in marital satisfaction (P<0.001). The results also indicated that self-blame, rumination, catastrophizing, and blame of others negatively (P<0.001), acceptance and perspective-taking positively predict marital satisfaction (P<0.05).
Conclusion The findings of this study, while expanding the literature of the research, highlight the physiological, cognitive and emotional characteristics of marital satisfaction in enrichment programs and premarital counseling.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2776-en.pdf
Marital satisfaction
Flexibility
Cognition
Emotion
Morningness-eveningness
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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
2019-02
24
4
400
415
article
Structural Equation Modeling of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Symptoms of Depression and General Anxiety Disorder: Investigation of the Mediating Role of Rumination
Ghasem Abdolpour
g.marand@yahoo.com
1
Mohammad Nasiri
mohammad.nasiritb@gmail.com
2
Mehrab Mafakheri
mehrabmafakheri72@gmail.com
3
Kamyar Mansouri
mansouri.k@tak.iums.ac.ir
4
Reza Abdi
reza.abdi70@yahoo.com
5
PhD. in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Shahed, Tehran, Iran.
PhD. in Health Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Kharazmi, Tehran, Iran.
MSc. in Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
MSc. in Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
PhD. in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
Objectives Generalized anxiety disorder and depression, one of the common problems in childhood and adulthood is associated with many problems in the field of health. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of rumination in the relationship among Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) and symptoms of depression and General Anxiety Disorder (GAD).
Methods In this descriptive correlational study, a sample of 250 students from Iran University of Medical Sciences were selected using cluster sampling method. The participants responded to intolerance of uncertainty scale and rumination scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire Inventory-revised (GAD-Q-IV), and Beck depression inventory. The obtained data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). For statistical analysis, SPSS V. 22 and LISREL 85.9 were used to classify, process, and analyze the data and to investigate the hypotheses of the research.
Results The evaluation of hypothetical model with fit indexes demonstrated that the hypothetical model fits the measurement model (CFI=0.98, NFI=0.96, and RMSEA=0.060).
Structural relations analysis also indicated intolerance of uncertainty indirectly through rumination over depression and directly and indirectly general anxiety disorder.
Conclusion Thus, based on the current research findings, rumination has a mediating role in relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and symptoms of depression and general anxiety disorder. Considering these dimensions, the employed mechanisms can be useful in developing efficacious preventive and therapeutic interventions for depression.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2822-en.pdf
Intolerance of Uncertainty
Rumination
Depression
Anxiety disorder
Structural Equation Modeling
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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
2019-02
24
4
416
425
article
Mobile Access and Sexting Prevalence in High School Students in Rafsanjan City, Iran in 2015
Zohreh Ghorashi
zghorashi@yahoo.com
1
Marzeyeh Loripoor
marzeyehloripoor@yahoo.com
2
Seyede Maryam Lotfipur-Rafsanjani
maryam_lotfypur@yahoo.com
3
PhD. in Reproductive Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Geriatric Care Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
PhD. in Reproductive Health, Assistant Professor, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Geriatric Care Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran.
MSc. in Maternal and Child Health, Departments of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Geriatric Care Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan Iran.
Objectives Advances in the electronic communication technologies, despite a lot of benefits, have exposed the youth to some threats such as sexting. This study aimed to determine the youth access to mobile phone and the prevalence of sexting in high school students in Rafsanjan City, Iran.
Methods The study was a cross-sectional local survey of 944 high school students in Rafsanjan using stratified cluster sampling method. The survey tool was a questionnaire of texting and sexting quantity and quality. The obtained data entered the SPSS V. 16 and analyzed using Chi square and t-test.
Results Out of 994 samples, 10.9% did not access to mobile phone. About 62.7% of samples had smart phones and internet access via mobile phones. In last six months, 34.7% of samples had sent sext and 15.7% had received sext. There was a statistical significant relationship between sending (P<0.0001) and receiving sext (P<0.0001) and the total number of texting per day.
Conclusion Iranian youths have a wide access to mobile phones and sexting is prevalent among them. Such situation would expose them to threats and dangers in sexual interactions and calls for parents’ supervision and plan for parenting education.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2744-en.pdf
Students
Text messaging
Sexting
eng
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
2019-02
24
4
426
443
article
Relationship Between Neuropsychological and Physical Environmental Perception in Patients With Dementia and Alzheimer Disease
Sima Mansoori
s_mansouri@cmps2.iust.ac.ir
1
Farhang Mozaffar
f.mozaffar@aui.ac.ir
2
Maryam Noroozian
mnoroozi@tums.ac.ir
3
Mohsen Faizi
mfaizi@iust.ac.ir
4
Hassan Ashayeri
ashayerih.neuroscientist@yahoo.com
5
PhD. in Architecture, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Associate professor in Architecture, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Neurology Division, Department of Psychiatry Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Professor, Architecture, Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Professor, Neuropsychology and psychiatry, Rehabilitation of Iran University of Medical science, Tehran, Iran.
Objectives The current study examines the features of the physical environment affecting environmental perception and tries to explain paradigm of architecture based on the neuropsychological features. This paper investigates the relationship between the two aspects of the physical and neuropsychological environment in the patients with dementia Alzheimer’s type in order to meet the needs of the mental processes (sensation, perception, memory, and the organization of targeted behavior and adaptation to the environment for executive functions).
Methods This study was conducted by inductive content analysis method based on 9 semi-structured interviews and inductive content analysis from related literature.
Results Environmental perception was found as category based on two inductive content analyses. Moreover, 28 concepts of first level concepts (coding) and three concepts of “indifference to the elements in the physical environment”, “willingness to attend familiar places” and “stressors in unfamiliar places” as subcategories were obtained from semi-structured interviews.
Conclusion Explaining the features of the physical environment combined with neuropsychological environment can play a significant role in creating the habitat, care and treatment environment of these patients. Therefore, the sensory cue of the environment is effective in reducing behavioral disorders. Also, the perception of a more powerful environment means a greater interaction between these two dimensions of the environment.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2820-en.pdf
Perception
Physical environment
Dementia
Alzheimer disease
Neuropsychology
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Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
2019-02
24
4
444
457
article
Reliability, Validity, and Factor Structure of the Persian Version of the Children Reinforcement Sensitivity Scale
Sohrab Amiri
amirysohrab@yahoo.com
1
Karim Babaei Nadilyu
2
Mahdi Ghasemzade
3
PhD. in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
PhD. in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
MA. in Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
Objectives The revised Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) has a decisive role in the different dimensions of behavior, emotions, personality and pathology of children. The goal of this research was to validate RST in children.
Methods The research is descriptive correlational. The statistical population included all school children in Hamedan City, Iran in 2018 academic year. Study participants included 417 children selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. Then RST, positive and negative affect and depression anxiety stress scales were distributed among them to respond. The reliability was assessed by alpha coefficient, test-retest and split-half coefficient, and validity was assessed with other questionnaires to determine the psychometric properties of RST. The confirmatory factor structure was assessed by confirmatory factor analysis.
Results Factor analysis indicated that RST has 3 factors and checking the validity of the inventory using Cronbach alpha, respectively for the factor fight-flight system, behavioral activation system, behavioral inhibition system (0.75, 0.76, 0.68) test-retest (0.48, 0.56, 0.61) and split-half coefficient (0.56, 0.51, 0.61) reflects the stability of the scale. The criterion validity of RST with other questionnaires indicated desirable discriminant and convergence validity (P<0.05).
Conclusion Overall, the findings indicate that RST has good psychometric properties in children, and can be used in studies in normal population. However, it seems that RST subscales has a low internal consistency in Iranian children in comparison with the original version.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2838-en.pdf
Reinforcement sensitivity
Factor structure
Validity
Reliability
per
Iran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology
1735-4315
2228-7515
2019-02
24
4
458
462
article
Spouse Abuse in Iran: Where Are We Today?
Shahrbanoo Ghahari
ghahhari.sh@iums.ac.ir.
1
Noushin Khademolreza
Khademolreza.n@iums.ac.ir
2
PhD. in Clinical Psychology, Assistant Professor, Department of Mental Health, Center of Excellence in Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor, Department of Community Psychiatry, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Spousal abuse is a significant social problem. Spousal abuse includes four types of violent behavior that occur between two people in an intimate relationship: physical abuse; sexual abuse; and emotional abuse. Spousal abuse as a social and health problem is accompanied with numerous negative physical and psychological outcomes. Such problems require prevention, thus many countries such as Iran have designed preventive intervention programs.
http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2829-en.pdf
Spouse abuse
Domestic violence
Preventive interventions
Women