Showing 7 results for Mohammadi
Fateme Dehghani Arani, Mohammad Ali Besharat, Reza Pour Hossein, Hadi Bahrami Ehsan, Asghar Aghamohammadi,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (2-2015)
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The present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a new attachment-based intervention model named Mother-Child-Disease Triangle (MCDT) on health and attachment indices in children with chronic disease. Twenty-two mother-child dyads were included in the study as volunteers. All the children were receiving medical treatment in Tehran Pediatric Medical Center hospital following a chronic disease diagnosis. In pre-test stage a battery of questionnaires were administered. This consisted of the Inventory of Parent Attachment (IPPA), Beck’s Depression Inventory- Primary Care (BDI-PC), and Illness Perception Inventory (IPI) which were completed by children, and a 28 item Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ-28) and Parenting Stress Index (PSI) which were completed by mothers. On the basis of pre-test scores, mother-child dyads were paired and then randomly assigned to an experimental or a control group. The experimental group received 10 sessions of MCDT intervention, meanwhile the control group received 10 simple conversational sessions, as a dummy intervention. Both groups were evaluated again by the tools after completing their respective treatment regimens. The analysis of data showed significant differences between the two groups after treatment and revealed significant improvement in attachment and health indices included depression, physiological and psycho-social health and total score of general health in the experimental group in pre-post-treatment stages compared to the control group. These finding suggest that using psychological intervention, especially attachment-based intervention, plus medical treatment, would improve the health and attachment indices in chronic disease inpatient children.
Mohammad Ali Besharat, Elahe Mohammadi Hosseini Nezhad, Masoud Gholamali Lavasani,
Volume 9, Issue 2 (2-2015)
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Emotions, cognitions, and defenses are considered as fundamental psychological processes. These complex and multidimensional variables have intertwined relationships with each other. Discovering the novel aspects of these variables and their relationships has theoretical and clinical importance. The purpose of the present study was to examine the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between alexithymia, anger and anger rumination with ego defense styles. A total of 378 students (227 females, 148 males) from University of Tehran participated in this study. Participants were asked to complete the Farsi version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (FTAS-20), Multidimensional Anger Inventory (MAI), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ), and Defense Style Questionnaire. Alexithymia, anger, and anger rumination revealed significant negative correlations with mature defense style as well as significant positive correlations with immature defense style. Adaptive emotion regulation strategies showed significant positive correlations with mature defense style, while maladaptive emotion regulation strategies showed significant positive correlations with neurotic and immature defense styles. Based on the results of path analysis, cognitive emotion regulation strategies did not play a significant mediating role on the relationship between alexithymia and defense styles. The results of this study indicated that mediating effect of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between anger and anger rumination with immature defense style was stronger than the other variables. Also mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in case of anger rumination and defense styles was more stronger than anger and defense styles. Based on the results of the present study, it is concluded that the relationship between alexithymia, anger, and anger rumination with defense styles is not a simple linear one, but the other variables such as cognitive emotion regulation strategies play a mediating role in this relationship. Results of the present study were a novel step to conceptualize a theoretical model in predicting ego defense styles.
Fatemeh Bita, Norollah Mohammadi, Mohammadreza Taghavi, Changiz Rahimi,
Volume 13, Issue 2 (1-2019)
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This study aims to examine the effect of worry on physiological and emotional response to negative emotional stimuli in patients with generalized anxiety disorder and normal individuals.
This study was a semi-experimental research with pretest, post-test and control group. The experimental group included 41 participants with generalized anxiety disorder (21 in the group of relaxation induction and 20 in the group of worry induction) and 39 normal participants (19 in the group of relaxation induction and 20 in the group of worry induction). In this study, the participants were exposed to scary and sad movies films after induction of worry or relaxation and their reaction were assessed by positive and negetive affect questionnaire and the pulse oximetery equipment.
The results showed that worry induction leads to decrease in heart rate and negative affect when faceing scary films. However relaxation induction leads to increase in negative affect in response to watching sad and scary clips (negative contrast avoidance). Aditionally worry led to more decrease in heart rate in response to scary films in GAD group (vs. normal group). It may concluded that worry facilitates avoidance of negative emotions processing by theway of preventing a negative emotional contrast.
Sadaf Baqeri, Dr Farhad Mohammadi Masiri, Leila Sadat Masiri Fard, Dr Khadijeh Moradi,
Volume 14, Issue 1 (8-2019)
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Cancer remains one of the most important illnesses of the present century and is the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease despite significant advances in medical science. The study aimed to investigate the relationship between D type personality and self-compassion with health behaviors in women with breast cancer taking into account the moderating role of perceived stress. The study population consisted of all women with breast cancer who referred to Imam Hossein Hospital. The research sample size consisted of 70 patients who were selected using convenience sampling method. The research tools were Denollet D type personality questionnaire, Neff self-compassion questionnaire, Logas health status questionnaire and Cohen et al perceived stress questionnaire. Data were analyzed using statistical methods of correlation between variables, or structural correlation in structural equation modeling. Data were analyzed using Amos software. The results of the study show that the proposed model has a suitable fit (RMSEA=0/05), thus there is a significant correlation between self-compassion, D type personality and perceived stress with the health behaviors of women with breast cancer referring to medical hospitals affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences (a=0.01). The regression coefficient between self-compassion and health behaviors with the highest correlation was positive. Also, the relationship of perceived stress with positive health behaviors was positive. While personality D showed a negative relationship with health care behaviors. The results of this study showed that D type personality, self-efficacy and perceived stress have a significant role in predicting health behaviors. By focusing on these structures, we can achieve more stable and better therapeutic results in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer patients.
Mrs Kobra Mohammadi, Dr Masoud Shahbazi, Dr Maryam Gholamzadeh Jofreh,
Volume 16, Issue 1 (11-2021)
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The aim of this research was to investigate the effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy on self-control and self-expression of female students with self-harming behaviors referred to the counseling center of area 3 of Ahvaz city. In this research, four students were selected by the voluntary-purposive sampling method and based on the entry and exit criteria. The design of the experimental research was a single case of the multiple baseline type. Interpersonal psychotherapy was taught to the students in ten sessions, and they responded to the self-control scale (Tanjani, 2004) and the self-report self-expression questionnaire (Herzberger et al., 1984) in three stages of the baseline, during the training and the two-month follow-up. The data were analyzed by visual drawing method, Reliable Change Index (RCI), and recovery rate formula. The findings showed that interpersonal psychotherapy training increased, in general’s students, self-control (37.96%) and self-expression (51.04%) during training and Follow-up Stages. These were maintained percentages in follow-up stage. The RCI should meaningful change and increase in student’s self-control and self- expression during training and follow-up stages. Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that therapists can use interpersonal psychotherapy as an effective approach to reduce self-harming behaviors in students.
Mrs Ziba Mohammadi Ahmadabadi, Dr Azra Mohammadpanah Ardakan, Dr Shekoufeh Mottaghi,
Volume 16, Issue 2 (8-2021)
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The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the moderating role of birth order in the relationship between mothers' emotional maturity and perfectionism and children's anxiety in first period of elementary school. This research was a descriptive study of causal-correlation type. The statistical population of this study consisted of all mothers whose children were studying in the first period of elementary school in Ardakan city. Among these, 327 people were selected based on availability of participants. To collect information, Spence Child Anxiety Scale-Parent version (SCAS-P) (1999), Emotional Maturity Scale (EMS) (1990) and Ahvaz Perfectionism Scale (1999) were used. Finally, statistical data was analyzed using Spss-26 and Amos-24 software. The research findings indicate the existence of a direct and significant relationship between mothers' negative perfectionism and children's anxiety, as well as a direct and significant relationship between mothers' emotional immaturity and children's anxiety. The moderating role of birth order in the relationship between perfectionism and children's anxiety was not significant. The moderating role of birth order was significant in the relationship between emotional immaturity and children's anxiety. Based on the findings of the present study, the order of children's birth has a moderating role in the relationship between mothers' emotional maturity and children's anxiety, and in general, it can be said that the effect of mothers' emotional immaturity on the level of anxiety in first children is more severe than in middle and last children.
Professor Mansour Sodani, Mr Iman Baharvand, Mrs Kobra Mohammadi,
Volume 17, Issue 1 (12-2022)
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Job stress develops from interactions, job tasks, and heightened stressors and lead to burnout, increasing absenteeism, health problems, and turnover. Individuals who are high in trait mindfulness are less stressed at work, better adjusted, and healthier. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction training on Job stress and Assertiveness among employed women. This study was a experimental study with a pretest and posttest design with a control group. The research population was the employed women in Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz in 2022, out of which 30 people were selected by voluntary sampling method and randomly placed into two equal groups. The experimental group was trained 8 sessions of 90 minutes (one sessions per week) with mindfulness-based stress reduction method, and the control group was placed on the waiting list for training. Data were collected by Parker and Davis job stress questionnaire, Gambrill and Richey assertiveness Scale, and analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA). Finding showed a significant difference between performance of both experimental and control groups in the scores of Job stress and Assertiveness in post-test stages (p < 0/001). Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that training program of mindfulness-based stress reduction is effective in reduce Job stress and increasing Assertiveness among employed women. Regarding the effectiveness of training, implementation of such educational programs by Managers of organizations and other family therapists is recommended.
